Fujimori, the fugitive President, attempts to orchestrate his comeback in Peru
when fujimori was elected in 1990, it was widely seen as a step toward victory over the "sendero luminoso," the "shining path" maoist guerilla movement, that had held large areas of peru hostage to its terrorist attacks from the late 60's until the capture of its leader, abimael guzmán in 1992...
immediately upon election, fujimori began an extensive process of privatization, selling off hundreds of state-owned enterprises, making sweeping changes to national laws to encourage foreign investment in extractive oil, gas and mining sectors, giving new powers to agencies that oversee mining and oil projects, and lifting prohibitions on developing energy in protected areas, such as national parks, in the andean highlands and the amazon region...
unfortunately, to achieve the defeat of terrorist cells in various towns and cities, fujimori allowed the peruvian military to engage in widespread human rights abuses where the vast majority of the victims were poor highland campesinos caught in the crossfire between military and the insurgents... that and other authoritarian tendencies contributed to his flight into exile in japan in 2000 from where he faxed in his resignation... now, he wants to make a comeback...
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immediately upon election, fujimori began an extensive process of privatization, selling off hundreds of state-owned enterprises, making sweeping changes to national laws to encourage foreign investment in extractive oil, gas and mining sectors, giving new powers to agencies that oversee mining and oil projects, and lifting prohibitions on developing energy in protected areas, such as national parks, in the andean highlands and the amazon region...
unfortunately, to achieve the defeat of terrorist cells in various towns and cities, fujimori allowed the peruvian military to engage in widespread human rights abuses where the vast majority of the victims were poor highland campesinos caught in the crossfire between military and the insurgents... that and other authoritarian tendencies contributed to his flight into exile in japan in 2000 from where he faxed in his resignation... now, he wants to make a comeback...
Former president Alberto Fujimori's announcement that he plans to present his candidacy for the April 2006 presidential elections in Peru highlights the futility of nearly five years of attempts by the government of Alejandro Toledo to secure his extradition from Japan.Submit To Propeller
Although Congress barred him from holding public office until 2010 and the Constitutional Court upheld a decision disqualifying him from running for the presidency, the former president (1990-2000) stated on his web site, where he posts daily messages from Japan, that he will return to Lima "on a date that will surprise everyone."
How does Fujimori plan to return if every Interpol (international police) office around the world has a warrant for his arrest issued by Peru? The fugitive from justice has provided no explanation, but simply says he will show up in Lima, and will win the elections.
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10/17/2005
