Former Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori plans to run for presidency in 2026, daughter says
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Former Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori plans to run for presidency in 2026, daughter says

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — Former President Alberto Fujimori, who was pardoned in December from his convictions for corruption and responsibility for the murder of 25 people, plans to run for Peru’s presidency for the fourth time in 2026, his eldest daughter said Sunday. “My father and I have talked and decided together that he will be the presidential candidate,” Keiko Fujimori, leader of the right-wing Fuerza Popular party, said on social networks. Fujimori, 85, joined his daughter’s party in June, posting a video of the event in which he is seen with Keiko Fujimori along with the phrase: “The founding leader of Fujimorism takes his place in Fuerza Popular.” Keiko Fujimori, 49, has herself run for president three times unsuccessfully. Alberto Fujimori, who governed with an increasingly authoritarian hand in 1990-2000, has begun to rebuild his image on social networks since being released from prison in December under a 2017 presidential pardon that was revived by Peru’s Constitutional Court.

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Alberto Fujimori, Peru’s controversial former president, buried after 3 days of national mourning
3 months, 1 week ago

Alberto Fujimori, Peru’s controversial former president, buried after 3 days of national mourning

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — Controversial former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was buried Saturday after three days of national mourning in which thousands of supporters lined up outside a museum in Lima to visit the politician’s casket. But Boluarte did not speak about Fujimori, a divisive figure who ruled Peru for a decade, and whose eldest daughter is now one of the …

Polarising ex-Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori dies at 86
3 months, 1 week ago

Polarising ex-Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori dies at 86

The Hindu  

Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori, who spent 16 years in prison for crimes against humanity, died on Wednesday at the age of 86 in the capital Lima, his family said. “After a long battle with cancer, our father, Alberto Fujimori, has just departed to meet the Lord,” his children Keiko, Hiro, Sachie and Kenji Fujimori wrote on the social media …

Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori, who was convicted for human rights abuse, dies at 86
3 months, 1 week ago

Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori, who was convicted for human rights abuse, dies at 86

Firstpost  

Fujimori, who governed with an increasingly authoritarian hand from 1990-2000, was pardoned in December from his convictions for corruption and responsibility for the murder of 25 people Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori is seen gesturing on a screen during the first day of his trial on charges of alleged human rights violations and corruption during his government at a police …

Alberto Fujimori, ex-president of Peru jailed for rights abuses, dies at 86
3 months, 1 week ago

Alberto Fujimori, ex-president of Peru jailed for rights abuses, dies at 86

Al Jazeera  

Polarising Latin American leader had been released from prison in December on humanitarian grounds. Alberto Fujimori, the polarising former leader of Peru who was credited with stabilising the Latin American country’s economy before being jailed for human rights abuses, has died at the age of 86, his family has announced. Fujimori’s daughter Keiko Fujimori said the former president had died …

Peruvian government declares period of mourning following death of Fujimori
3 months, 1 week ago

Peruvian government declares period of mourning following death of Fujimori

Al Jazeera  

Fujimori’s legacy remains bitterly contested in Peru, where he was convicted of corruption and severe rights abuses. The government of Peru has announced a three-day period of national mourning following the death of controversial former President Alberto Fujimori. “This morning, the National Flag was raised at half-mast in the Legislative Palace due to the death of the former president of …

Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted of human rights abuses, dies at 86
3 months, 1 week ago

Alberto Fujimori, a former president of Peru who was convicted of human rights abuses, dies at 86

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with triumphs righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in autocratic excess that later sent him to prison, has died. Alberto Fujimori, the former Peruvian president whose decadelong presidency began with triumphs righting Peru’s economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in a disgrace of …

Alberto Fujimori, ex-president of Peru who was convicted of human rights abuses, dies
3 months, 1 week ago

Alberto Fujimori, ex-president of Peru who was convicted of human rights abuses, dies

NPR  

Alberto Fujimori, ex-president of Peru who was convicted of human rights abuses, dies toggle caption Martin Mejia/AP LIMA, Peru — Alberto Fujimori, whose decade-long presidency began with triumphs righting Peru's economy and defeating a brutal insurgency only to end in a disgrace of autocratic excess that later sent him to prison, has died. The former university president and mathematics professor …

Alberto Fujimori, Peruvian president swept up in scandal, dies
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Alberto Fujimori, Peruvian president swept up in scandal, dies

LA Times  

Alberto Fujimori, the first man of Japanese heritage to become leader of a Latin American nation, was a university administrator who came from nowhere to win Peru’s presidency in 1990. Alberto Fujimori, the once popular Peruvian president credited with rescuing his country from economic chaos and leftist insurgency but who was later disgraced and sentenced to prison on charges of …

Alberto Fujimori: Peru’s ex-leader dead at 86
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Alberto Fujimori: Peru’s ex-leader dead at 86

CNN  

CNN — Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, whose complicated and painful legacy included stabilizing the country’s economy before being jailed for human rights violations and corruption scandals, has died at the age of 86. We ask those who loved him to accompany us with a prayer for the eternal rest of his soul,” his daughter Keiko Fujimori said Wednesday night …

Ex- Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori to run for presidency in 2026, daughter confirms
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Ex- Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori to run for presidency in 2026, daughter confirms

Firstpost  

Despite the announcement, Peruvian law says anyone found guilty of acts of corruption cannot run for the office of president or vice president FILE - Peru's jailed, former President Alberto Fujimori, photographed through a glass window, attends his trial at a police base on the outskirts of Lima, Peru, June 28, 2016. Former President Fujimori, who was pardoned in December …

Former President Alberto Fujimori released from Peru prison after 16 years
1 year ago

Former President Alberto Fujimori released from Peru prison after 16 years

Al Jazeera  

Divisive former president who ruled from 1990-2000 and is now 85, freed from jail on humanitarian grounds. Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year prison term for human rights abuses during his decade-long rule in the 1990s, has been freed after the country’s highest court restored a contentious 2017 pardon. Fujimori, 85, was released from Lima’s Barbadillo …

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is freed from prison on humanitarian grounds
1 year ago

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is freed from prison on humanitarian grounds

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori was released from prison Wednesday on humanitarian grounds, despite a request from a regional human rights court to delay his release. If, according to the ruling of this Court in March 2022, the judicial resolutions that left the 2017 humanitarian pardon without legal effect were declared null, then has been pardoned for …

Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori released from prison
1 year ago

Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori released from prison

CNN  

CNN — Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori was released from prison on Wednesday ahead of the completion of his sentence for authorizing the operation of a death squad in his country, according to court documents and images of the ailing ex-leader outside a Lima prison. The Constitutional Court of Peru on Tuesday had ordered the immediate release of Fujimori, restoring …

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori freed from prison on humanitarian grounds
1 year ago

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori freed from prison on humanitarian grounds

NPR  

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori freed from prison on humanitarian grounds Enlarge this image toggle caption Martin Mejia/AP Martin Mejia/AP LIMA, Peru — Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori was released from prison Wednesday on humanitarian grounds, despite a request from a regional human rights court to delay his release. If, according to the ruling of this Court in March 2022, …

Peruvian constitutional court orders release of former President Alberto Fujimori
1 year ago

Peruvian constitutional court orders release of former President Alberto Fujimori

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — Peru’s constitutional court ordered an immediate humanitarian release Tuesday for imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori, 85, who was serving a 25-year sentence in connection with the death squad slayings of 25 Peruvians in the 1990s. In a resolution seen by The Associated Press, the court told the state prisons agency to immediately release Fujimori “on the same …

Peruvian constitutional court orders release of former President Alberto Fujimori
1 year ago

Peruvian constitutional court orders release of former President Alberto Fujimori

NPR  

Peruvian constitutional court orders release of former President Alberto Fujimori Enlarge this image toggle caption Martin Mejia/AP Martin Mejia/AP LIMA, Peru — Peru's constitutional court ordered an immediate humanitarian release Tuesday for imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori, 85, who was serving a 25-year sentence in connection with the death squad slayings of 25 Peruvians in the 1990s. In a resolution …

Peru’s ex-president returned home to face corruption charges
1 year, 8 months ago

Peru’s ex-president returned home to face corruption charges

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — Former President Alejandro Toledo arrived in Lima Sunday after being extradited from the United States to face charges he allegedly received millions of dollars in bribes in a giant corruption scandal that has ensnared four of Peru’s ex-presidents. Police and officials from Peru’s prosecutor’s office received Toledo, 77, at Lima’s airport early Sunday. Peru’s former president will …

Lima's streets tense as Peru's new president Dina Boluarte hints at early elections
2 years ago

Lima's streets tense as Peru's new president Dina Boluarte hints at early elections

Firstpost  

Boluarte told journalists that if the situation ‘warrants it’, the government will consult with Congress on holding an early presidential vote Lima, Peru: Peru’s new president Dina Boluarte has said she will form a new government Saturday, even as demonstrators pressed on Lima streets for ex-president Pedro Castillo to be freed after an alleged failed coup bid. Boluarte told journalists …

Peru’s president ousted by Congress in political crisis
2 years ago

Peru’s president ousted by Congress in political crisis

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — The president of Peru was ousted by Congress and arrested on a charge of rebellion Wednesday after he sought to dissolve the legislative body and take unilateral control of the government, triggering a grave constitutional crisis. Lisa Kenna called on Castillo via Twitter to reverse his decree to dissolve Congress, saying the U.S. government rejected any “extra-constitutional” …

Peru’s imprisoned ex-president Fujimori hospitalised – again
2 years, 8 months ago

Peru’s imprisoned ex-president Fujimori hospitalised – again

Al Jazeera  

The 83-year-old was transported from prison to hospital after suffering blood pressure drop and irregular heartbeat. Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who has been serving a prison term for crimes against humanity committed during his presidency, was rushed to hospital on Sunday for the second time in a month, prison authorities announced. The 83-year-old, who has already served 15 years …

Rights court orders Peru not to release jailed ex-president
2 years, 8 months ago

Rights court orders Peru not to release jailed ex-president

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Friday ordered Peru to “refrain” from releasing imprisoned former president Alberto Fujimori despite a ruling by the South American country’s Constitutional Court that he be freed. The regional human rights court said in a resolution published on its website that “the sentence issued by the Constitutional Court on March 17, …

Peru court authorises release of ex-President Alberto Fujimori
2 years, 9 months ago

Peru court authorises release of ex-President Alberto Fujimori

Al Jazeera  

Peru’s top constitutional court has ruled that former President Alberto Fujimori can be freed from prison, where he had been sentenced to serve until 2032 for human rights violations. The decision triggered an angry reaction from President Pedro Castillo, a rival of Fujimori’s political legacy, who called on international courts to “protect the effective practice of justice”. Peruvian Prime Minister …

First Peruvian ex-president on trial for Odebrecht scandal
2 years, 10 months ago

First Peruvian ex-president on trial for Odebrecht scandal

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — A Peruvian judge started a trial Monday for corruption charges against former President Ollanta Humala and his wife, both accused of money laundering in a scandal involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht that has stained the highest political leaders in this South American country over the last two decades. Humala is the first former leader of Peru standing …

Peru kicks off corruption case against Keiko Fujimori
3 years, 3 months ago

Peru kicks off corruption case against Keiko Fujimori

Al Jazeera  

Fujimori, who conceded last month after a failed presidential run, is accused of taking illicit money from Brazil’s Odebrecht firm. Corruption proceedings against Peruvian opposition politician Keiko Fujimori kicked off with a preliminary court hearing on Tuesday, just weeks after she conceded defeat in her third unsuccessful presidential run. Election victory for Fujimori would have meant freedom from prosecution for …

Castillo named president-elect in Peru, Fujimori concedes
3 years, 5 months ago

Castillo named president-elect in Peru, Fujimori concedes

Al Jazeera  

The 51-year-old former rural teacher has promised to create a fairer and more equitable country. Rural teacher-turned-politician Pedro Castillo has been named Peru’s president-elect, six weeks after a polarising vote in which his right-wing rival, Keiko Fujimori, alleged electoral fraud. The official count – released on Monday and more than a month after the runoff election took place – showed …

Court rejects call to return Keiko Fujimori to jail for graft
3 years, 6 months ago

Court rejects call to return Keiko Fujimori to jail for graft

Al Jazeera  

Prosecutors are seeking a 30-year jail term for Fujimori over claims of corrupt funding in previous election campaigns. A Peruvian judge has declined a prosecutor’s request to return presidential election candidate Keiko Fujimori to remand prison for allegedly failing to comply with her bail conditions for the charges of money laundering and corruption that she faces. Fujimori, the eldest daughter …

Peru’s Fujimori: Bid to send her back to prison ‘absurd’
3 years, 6 months ago

Peru’s Fujimori: Bid to send her back to prison ‘absurd’

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori on Saturday said she trusts she will not be sent back to prison after a judge reviews her freedom in a money laundering case and insisted that fraud was committed by her rival in a recent election she narrowly trails. Amid the uncertainty, Peruvian prosecutor José Domingo Pérez has asked a judge …

Peru’s Fujimori clings to fraud claim as Castillo nears win
3 years, 6 months ago

Peru’s Fujimori clings to fraud claim as Castillo nears win

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of Keiko Fujimori’s supporters rally in Lima alleging fraud in Peru’s presidential runoff as vote counting nears an end. “If the jury analyses this, the election will be flipped, dear friends,” Keiko Fujimori told thousands of her supporters, many waving Peru’s red-and-white flag, on Saturday. “I’m the sort of person who never gives up.” Frontrunner Pedro Castillo, a member …

Peru presidential election: 2021 results just too close to call
3 years, 6 months ago

Peru presidential election: 2021 results just too close to call

CNN  

Lima, Peru CNN — Peru’s presidential election is going to the wire with authorities in the Latin American country yet to declare a winner in a tightly contested battle between a political newcomer and his conservative opponent. With all polling station records processed, data from the Peruvian electoral authority, ONPE, on Thursday evening showed left-wing populist candidate Pedro Castillo had …

The Daughter Of A Jailed Ex-President Could Become Peru's Next Leader
3 years, 6 months ago

The Daughter Of A Jailed Ex-President Could Become Peru's Next Leader

NPR  

The Daughter Of A Jailed Ex-President Could Become Peru's Next Leader Enlarge this image toggle caption Guadalupe Pardo/AP Guadalupe Pardo/AP LIMA, Peru — The daughter of an imprisoned former president was leading the race for Peru's presidency late Sunday, hours after polls closed in a runoff election held as the coronavirus pandemic continues to batter the Andean country. But Navas …

Peru forced sterilisations case: ‘They could get away with it’
3 years, 7 months ago

Peru forced sterilisations case: ‘They could get away with it’

Al Jazeera  

Lima, Peru – Maria Elena Carbajal still vividly recalls the doctor’s chilling response when, from her hospital bed, she asked repeatedly to see her newborn son, Francisco. The tubal ligations, irreversible surgeries that prevent women from having children, occurred under the guise of a family planning and population control programme during the 1990-2000 government of Peru’s then-strongman President Alberto Fujimori, …

The election voters don’t want anyone to win: Peru goes to the polls on April 11
3 years, 8 months ago

The election voters don’t want anyone to win: Peru goes to the polls on April 11

CNN  

CNN — “Unfortunately, I have to vote and choose one, but here we can’t even choose the least bad because all of them are bad,” sighed 30-year-old photographer Abraham Medina, explaining why he’s still undecided ahead of Peru’s presidential election. Andy Ortiz/CNNE On April 11, Peruvians are set to choose the country’s fifth president in just four years, as it …

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