Former El Salvador leader Francisco Flores in police custody
Former El Salvador leader Francisco Flores in police custody
19 September 2014 Last updated at 17:53 ET
Former El Salvador President Francisco Flores has been transferred to police custody, after a court in San Salvador revoked his house arrest.
Mr Flores has been charged with corruption, accused of misappropriating more than $15m (£9m) in aid money given by Taiwan.
The former president, who was in office between 1999 and 2004, denies the charges.
He handed himself in two weeks ago after four months on the run.
A judge in San Salvador put him under house arrest, which sparked demonstrations outside his home.
Hundreds of people gathered to demand that he be transferred to a prison.
Mr Flores, from the conservative Arena party, says the charges are politically motivated.
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