Former Peruvian President Fujimori gets 25 years
source: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-2086-Foreign-Policy-Examiner
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Apparently, it can happen to former presidents.
President Alberto Fujimori ruled Peru from 1990 to 2000; the country's Supreme Court has unanimously upheld his sentence to 25 years in prison for violations of human rights during his presidency. For some, it's not soon enough.
In the 1990's, Fujimori earned the respect of his people when he put an end to the Shining Path guerillas (Peru's Communist Party better known as Sendero Luminoso), and ended the country's economic crisis.
In a trial that lasted sixteen months, the 71-year old 'strongman' was sentenced in April for his role in instigating the massacres of civilians in 1991-92 by death squads. The court announced its decision on its website Sunday.
more: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-2086-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2010m1d4-Former...
President Alberto Fujimori ruled Peru from 1990 to 2000; the country's Supreme Court has unanimously upheld his sentence to 25 years in prison for violations of human rights during his presidency. For some, it's not soon enough.
In the 1990's, Fujimori earned the respect of his people when he put an end to the Shining Path guerillas (Peru's Communist Party better known as Sendero Luminoso), and ended the country's economic crisis.
In a trial that lasted sixteen months, the 71-year old 'strongman' was sentenced in April for his role in instigating the massacres of civilians in 1991-92 by death squads. The court announced its decision on its website Sunday.
more: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-2086-Foreign-Policy-Examiner~y2010m1d4-Former...
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