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Peru approves 12 of 17 extradition charges against Fujimori
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2005-12-24 11:10
The Peruvian government has formally approved 12 of the 17 charges that it
plans to present in the extradition case against former president Alberto
Fujimori, Peruvian prosecutor Antonio Maldonaldo told the local media on Friday.
Maldonaldo said that among the approved charges are human rights violations
and the payment of 15 million U.S. dollars to former National Intelligence
Service chief Vladimiro Montesinos, adding that full charges will be released in
the official gazette later.
He also said the cabinet has sent the remaining five charges against Fujimori
back to court officials for further review.
The Peruvian government will make a formal extradition request to Chilean
judicial authorities by January 6.
Fujimori had been in exile in Japan since his government collapsed in 2000
amid corruption scandals. Despite repeated Peruvian requests, Japan refused to
extradite Fujimori, citing his Japanese citizenship as a son of Japanese
immigrants to Peru.
Fujimori arrived in Chile on November 6 and was arrested later at Peru's
request. He said he intended to begin a campaign for the 2006 Peruvian
presidential elections, using Santiago as a base.
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