former autocrat Alberto Fujimori He left Barbadillo prison on the outskirts of Lima, nine years before completing his sentence for serious human rights violations. He opened the door A decision of the Constitutional Court (TC) which did not even have the approval of two members and was rejected in return Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR). Ricardo Pérez, the main authority of this continental body of law, had asked the Peruvian State to refrain from ordering the freedom of the former president. This did not happen and represents a clear challenge to the supranational authority of the IACHR. The decision of the Republic of Turkey deserved the critical observation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk. “This is a worrying setback in terms of liability.”“.
At the prison gate were his children, Keiko and Kenji Fujimori. It was also accepted by some former allies and parliamentarians of the right-wing party Fuerza Popular, which is influential in Congress. They then took him to the former presidential candidate’s house. The problem doesn’t seem to be fully resolved. According to Lima press media The interim government will be divided. An industry will tend to comply with the orders of the IACHR and respect international agreements. President Dina Boluarte and her ministers were trying to evaluate what to do about this.
“Court decisions must be obeyed and fulfilled”President of the Republic of Turkey, Francisco Morales Saravia, said, “Just like the Supreme Court decisions, but the most common one in this case is the Constitutional Court decision,” as he predicted last week, and maintained this determination despite the election decisions. The judges who voted for the release of the former dictator were Francisco Morales Saravia, Luz Pacheco Zerga and It was Gustavo Gutiérrez Ticse. Helder Dominguez Haro, on the other hand, called the decision in favor of the former president unacceptable. , Manuel Monteagudo, He was not even aware of the action of his three colleagues. “A second order was issued, of which the remaining judges were not aware.”
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For Republic, “Fujimori did not meet the minimum requirements to qualify for a presidential pardon for humanitarian reasons, and still does not today.“Freedom” is granted within a framework major corporate crisis This would seriously endanger the Public Department, the Congress, and the Government itself.”
December 7 marks one year since Pedro Castillo was impeached by the legislature, and new protests against Boluarte are being prepared. Boluarte is locked in a bitter conflict with Attorney General Patricia Benavides, whose survival hangs by a thin thread. Fujimori case adds new element of discomfortTypical of the end of the year in Peru.
According to the editorial of the Lima newspaper, the departure of “El Chino”, as he was called during the years of absolute power, from the prison unit will trigger a new political crisis. Trade. “We have always said that Fujimori, an 85-year-old man, should regain his freedom when it is objectively determined that he should remain in a prison specially equipped for him and in accordance with existing regulations. Life is at risk. To tell the truth, “It’s not clear yet.”. The publication adds:: “What is indisputable is that his release in no way means amnesty for the crimes he is proven to have committed.” and about his cynical lying during and after his Government”.
Six years of controversy
The dispute dates back to the end of 2017. Six years ago, on Christmas Eve, the former autocrat received a humanitarian pardon from President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, who was trying to curry favor with Fuerza Popular, the party he leads. Keiko Fujimori and at that time he was in the majority in the Congress which surrounded him. Aid was immediately canceled. However, Fujimori redoubled his efforts, and in March 2022, the TC declared the establishment of habeas corpus supporting him.
For his responsibility, Fujimori was sentenced to 25 years in prison, ending in 2032. The so-called Barrios Altos and La Cantuta massacres in 1992, in which 25 people died. “As relatives of the victims, we are doomed to live through December. pain, anger, and a sense of second-class citizenship. Our rights under the extreme freedom of a criminal. The 2017 amnesty was negotiated. Gisela Ortiz, on behalf of the relatives of those killed, said: “An unacceptable decision.”
“We express our rejection of the decision of the Constitutional Court regarding the release of Alberto Fujimori. A person who has never asked for forgiveness for his crimes against humanity, No compensation was paid to the victims. All our solidarity goes to them,” said feminist Manuela Ramos.