Peru Court Orders Release Of Ex-president Fujimori, 85
- Peru's constitutional court has ordered the immediate humanitarian release of former President Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year sentence for the death squad killings of 25 Peruvians in the 1990s.
- The court's ruling reinstated a 2017 pardon granted to Fujimori for humanitarian reasons, which had been later revoked by the Supreme Court.
- Fujimori's release has divided Peru, with some viewing him as a dictator and others as a hero, and has sparked outcry from the families of the massacre victims.
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Aged 85, he had been serving a 25-year prison sentence for crimes against humanity in a prison in Lima since 2009.
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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 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]
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