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| Fujimori escapes extradition back to Peru |
| 2007-07-12 |
| Campaigners in Peru reacted angrily on Wednesday to a Chilean judge’s surprise ruling that there was not enough evidence to extradite Alberto Fujimori, the former Peruvian president, to face corruption and human rights charges. Judge Orlando Alvarez ruled that Peruvian prosecutors had failed to prove the human rights abuses and corruption charges against Mr Fujimori. There had been a widespread expectation that Mr Fujimori – who governed from 1990 to 2000 until his government collapsed in the midst of a massive corruption scandal – would be brought back to Peru to answer longstanding accusations against him, including sanctioning two massacres. Chilean prosecutors had recommended last month that the extradition be granted. |
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