Peru's ex-President Fujimori ordered to stand trial again

[Judi Lynn]

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Peru's ex-President Alberto Fujimori has been ordered to stand trial for the 1992 killings of six farmers.

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The court also wants to try 22 others for the death-squad killings.

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In 2007, he was sentenced to six years in jail for bribery and abuse of power, but two years later was sentenced to another 25 years in prison for human rights abuses committed during his time in office.

He was found him guilty of authorising other killings carried out by death squads.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-43122187

[Judi Lynn]

1. Pardoned Fujimori could face another human rights trial -Peru court

FEBRUARY 19, 2018 / 5:18 PM / UPDATED 41 MINUTES AGO
Pardoned Fujimori could face another human rights trial -Peru court
Reuters Staff

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LIMA (Reuters) - Peru’s former leader Alberto Fujimori, who was pardoned for corruption and human rights abuse and freed form jail by the current president, could face another trial, a court said on Monday.

However, the National Criminal Court’s Court B ruled that the pardon would not excuse Fujimori from future trials involving the death of six people killed by a paramilitary group in the town of Pativilca in 1992, during Fujimori’s 10-year rule.

Fujimori, 79, can appeal the ruling, a spokeswoman for the government’s judicial authority said. His lawyer told local radio an appeal to the supreme court was being analyzed.

Kuczynski’s approval rating dipped to 19 percent in February, according to pollster Ipsos, and many Peruvians believe the pardon was politically motivated. Kuczynski says it was strictly humanitarian.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-peru-fujimori/pardoned-fujimori-could-face-another-human-rights-trial-peru-court-idUSKCN1G328C?rpc=401&