Chilean judge rejects Fujimori extradition request

Chilean Supreme Court Judge Orlando Alvarez ruled against extraditing former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori to Peru. Lawyers for the Peruvian government said that they would immediately appeal Alvarez’ decision on the "weak" evidence accusing Fujimori of corruption and human rights abuses.

Last month, Fujimori (image) was placed under house arrest and he has been detained in Chile for about two years since he retuned from a self-imposed exile in Japan.

A family member of one of the victims from the 1992 La Cantuta massacre (which Fujimori has been accused as the mastermind) said that:

“Judge Alvarez’ ruling comes from pressure by the Japanese government, and the Chilean government does not want to fight (with Tokyo) over a case regarding Peru”.

Source (Spanish)- La Republica

Sources (English)- The Latin Americanist, Bloomberg, International Herald Tribune, Wikipedia

Image- Javno