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“ | You can't talk about peace nor agreement while terror is used as the main argument. | „ |
~ Alberto Fujimori |
“ | The liberation of those who commit murder and terrorism is unacceptable. | „ |
~ Alberto Fujimori |
Alberto Fujimori (July 28th, 1938 - ) is a former Peruvian politician who was President of Peru from 1990 to 2000. Though he uprooted terrorism in Peru he is criticized for his dictatorial rule of Peru after 1992. He was arrested and was found guilty of various criminal offences and pled guilty to bribery. On Wednesday April 7th, 2009; at the age of 70, was sentenced to 25 years of prison for crimes against humanity in the cases of killings of Barrios Altos and University of La Cantuta made during his term by his Grupo Colina death squad.
On Sunday December 24th, 2017; he was controversially pardoned by his president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and released on "humanitarian grounds" as his health failed.[1] The pardon was overturned by Peru's Supreme Court in October 2018 and Fujimori was ordered back to prison. On January 23, 2019, Fujimori was sent back to prison to complete his sentence with his pardon formally being annulled a month later.