Agencia Andina: Fujimori could face ¨self-coup¨ charges
November 30, 2007 by cub · Leave a Comment
Jailed ex-President Alberto Fujimori could face charges for his 1992 ¨self-coup,¨ according to Agencia Andina. The head of Peru’s Extradition Unit, Omar Chehade, told Agencia Andina that officials are considering making a request to Chile to include ¨self-coup¨ charges as part of Fujimori’s extradition. Chile’s Supreme Court decided to extradite Fujimori on September 21, 2007. [...]
Earthquake victims protest government inaction
November 23, 2007 by cub · Leave a Comment
Residents in southern Peru began a 24-hour protest today over the State’s torpid reconstruction efforts following the magnitude-8 earthquake on August 15, 2007. According to the Office of Police Operations (Ceopol) in Ica, protestors blocked kilometer 292 and 293 of the Pan-American South highway leading into Ica. Protestors are calling for the immediate resignation of [...]
Peru rattled by aftershock of corruption following earthquake
October 18, 2007 by cub · Leave a Comment
The magnitude-8 earthquake that rocked Peru’s southern coast last August has been called the earthquake of corruption, as accusations of government mismanagment and profiteering continue to shake out. On August 20, Peru’s National Police found 76 bags stuffed with 330 pounds of donated food and clothing hoarded in the house of MarĂa Rosas GarcĂa, a [...]
