# Salvadoran ex-president Saca released after 10-year corruption sentence

https://mins.news/en/item/121763

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-30 02:38 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/30/salvadoran-ex-president-saca-released-after-serving-a-10-year-sentence-for-corruption?traffic_source=rss

> Former Salvadoran president Elias Antonio Saca was released after completing a 10-year prison term. Under a plea deal, he admitted diverting and laundering more than $300m in public funds during his 2004–2009 presidency, avoiding a potential 30-year sentence.

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