Metronicity on "Alberto Fujimori’s return: a political timebomb "

Metronicity — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 18:28:06 +0000

Just when you think things in South America might improve - along comes another tinpot Dictator. "The more things change, the more things remain the same".

Peru’s political timebomb , John Crabtree

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:00:57 +0100

Alberto Kenyo Fujimori returned to Lima on 22 September 2007 after nearly seven years in exile, to find himself under lock and key. The man who held the presidency of Peru for a decade (1990-2000) finally failed in his attempt to convince the supreme court in Chile, where he had been held since 2005 after being prevented from returning to contest the 2006 presidential election, to block his extradition.

Fujimori now faces an array of charges relating to corruption and human-rights violations during his period in office. Judicial proceedings are due to begin in little over a month, but it will take much longer before his guilt (or innocence) is ever established.

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Metronicity on "Alberto Fujimori’s return: a political timebomb "

Peru’s political timebomb , John Crabtree