Fujimori’s corruption trial opens in Lima

Former President Alberto Fujimori – sentenced to 25 years of prison last April for sanctioning a paramilitary death squad – is back in court, now facing corruption charges. Fujimori, 70, is accused of illegally channeling nearly $15 million in government funds as a bonus to his spy chief Vladimiro Montesinos. The money was transferred just [...]

Four Peruvians named Personalities of the Year by Spanish daily El País

Four Peruvians — renowned tenor Juan Diego Flórez, celebrity chef Gaston Acurio and José Peláez and Avelino Guillén, the lead prosecutors in the trial of jailed former President Alberto Fujimori — have made the list of “Personalities of the Year 2008,” compiled by Spanish daily El País.

Prosecutor in Fujimori trial getting threatening phone calls

Dr. Avelino Guillén, one of the prosecutors in jailed former President Alberto Fujimori’s trial for human rights violations, has once again been receiving strange and menacing phone calls, just months away from the judge handing over his sentence. On Dec. 9, Guillén received a phone call on his personal cell phone. A non-identified male repeated [...]