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Lori Berensonâs Fiance a Peruvian Ex-Con
Must be true love if you find it in a Peruvian prison. LIMA, Peru (AP) - The fiance of imprisoned American Lori Berenson was a member of the same leftist rebel group she was linked to and the pair met while they were both serving time ``After a long correspondence and a deepening commitment, Lori and Anibal Apari knew they wanted very much to The relationship was revealed this week, but there were few details about Apari. The Web site said the 40-year-old prospective groom was released from prison in June after serving 12 years of a 15-year sentence for involvement with the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement. A Castro-inspired group. Berenson, 33, a former Massachusetts Institute of Technology student and New York resident, was sentenced to life in prison in 1996 for allegedly helping lead a foiled plot by the Tupac Amaru group to attack Peruâs Congress. I just never found her defense -- that she was living in the house where the Tupas lived but didnât know a thing about all those guns -- all that convincing for an MIT student. Her original sentence was overturned in 2000 and she was retried in a civilian court the following year. Found guilty on lesser charges of ``terrorist collaboration,ââ Berenson is now serving a 20-year sentence in a prison near Cajamarca, some 350 miles north of Lima. She and Apari met in a different prison. Apari is now on probation in Lima and plans to resume his sidetracked law studies next semester. Yessh, heâll now defend the system he tried to overthrow. He said in an interview with local Channel 4 television that he is looking forward to the possible wedding and building on a relationship that ``until now has basically been based on letter writing.ââ Sheâll only be 55 or so when she gets out. You can wait! Prison authorities have yet to approve the union. Posted by: Steve White 2003-09-20 |
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