Jailed former President Alberto Fujimori to personally deliver closing statement next week

Jailed ex President Alberto Fujimori — currently on trial for human rights violations — has been authorized to personally deliver his closing statement next Monday and Wednesday, in what will be the final stretch of a more than year-long marathon trial, reported daily El Comercio. Fujimori, 70, is expected to argue that his government never adopted [...]

Fujimori trial: last leg before court ruling

By Annie Thériault Former President Alberto Fujimori’s more than year-long marathon trial for human rights violations has begun its last sprint this week, with a sentence expected by mid-March.

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.