Peru Court Orders Release Of Ex-president Fujimori, 85

Peru frees ex-leader Fujimori, defying international court

Peru freed jailed former President Alberto Fujimori on Wednesday evening, in the Andean country’s most dramatic challenge yet to an international court that counts all of Latin America’s major economies

Peruanischer Ex-Präsident Fujimori aus Gefängnis entlassen

The 85-year-old served a long prison sentence for human rights violations. During his reign, death squads killed numerous opponents of the government. Fujimori is now at large. Following a ruling by the Peruvian Constitutional Court, ex-President Alberto Fujimori, convicted of serious human rights violations, has been released from custody. The 85-year-old left Barbadillo prison near the capital Lima, as was seen on television. He was met by his…

Peruanischer Ex-Präsident Fujimori aus Gefängnis entlassen

Wegen Menschenrechtsverletzungen verbüßte der 85-Jährige eine lange Haftstrafe. Während seiner Regierungszeit brachten Todesschwadronen zahlreiche Regierungsgegner um. Jetzt ist Fujimori auf freiem Fuß.

Peruanischer Ex-Präsident Fujimori aus Gefängnis entlassen

Wegen Menschenrechtsverletzungen verbüßte Perus Ex-Präsident Fujimori eine lange Haftstrafe. Während seiner Regierungszeit brachten Todesschwadronen zahlreiche Regierungsgegnern um. Jetzt ist er wieder auf freiem Fuß - aus humanitären Gründen.[mehr]

Peru's divisive ex-president Fujimori freed after 16 years in prison for human rights abuses

LIMA: To his supporters, former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori saved Peru from terrorism and economic collapse, while his critics see him as an authoritarian who committed atrocities and abused democracy during his decade-long rule in the 1990s, during which his government battled the Shining Path guerrillas.