Peru rights victims' families ask court to annul Fujimori pardon
FEBRUARY 2, 2018 / 10:00 PM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Enrique Andres Pretel
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - The families of victims of human rights abuses under former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori testified on Friday at an international human rights tribunal, asking the court to annul the controversial pardon of the former leader late last year.
Fujimori, who served as president during the 1990s, was less than halfway into a 25-year prison term stemming from convictions on human rights abuses when current President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski issued the pardon to the ailing 79-year-old.
While groups such as Amnesty International harshly criticized the pardon, about 65 percent of Peruvians support it, according to a recent poll.
The pardon was issued on Christmas Eve, and met by thousands of enraged protesters who took to the streets to criticise what many viewed as a miscarriage of justice.
More:
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-peru-fujimori-interamerican-court/peru-rights-victims-families-ask-court-to-annul-fujimori-pardon-idUKKBN1FN04Z?rpc=401&
