Peru Judge Bars Ex-President Alberto Fujimori From Going Overseas Once He Was Released From Prison

Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori on Thursday was banned by a judge from traveling overseas once he was released from prison.

According to Associated Press, the ban was issued by Peruvian Judge Miluska Cano from the Fourth Criminal Chamber.

The said official ordered that the former president cannot leave Peru for at least 18 months following his release.

Once released from jail, the former president will have to face another court trial, per AP. The outlet furthered that the trial will tackle his charges of being the mastermind of the murder of six peasants during his 1990 to 2000 administration.

It can be recalled that Alberto Fujimori has been serving a 25-year prison sentence since 2007. His sentence came after the murder of 25 Peruvians executed during his regime. The said murder was committed by a clandestine military squad that killed with impunity while battling a terrorist group called Shining Path.

Peru's Ex-President Alberto Fujimori Release

The travel ban imposed on Fujimori on Thursday came a week after Peru's constitutional court restored the humanitarian pardon granted to the former president in 2017.

The pardon was given to the former president due to a heart condition that is worsened by the conditions in prison.

Following the decision of Peru's constitutional court, President Pedro Castillo called on international courts to protect justice in their country, given the fact that the decision cannot be appealed in their home country.

Details about Alberto Fujimori's release in prison, specifically the date and time, were still unclear.

However, Fujimori's lawyer pointed out last week that the former president of Peru will get his freedom once some legal procedures are completed.

Human Rights Experts Express Dismay on Alberto Fujimori's Release

Earlier this week, United Nations' human rights experts expressed their thoughts on the decision vested by Peru's constitutional court in connection to Fujimori's release.

Experts said in a statement that the release of Peru's former president signifies an unacceptable regression in the country's fight against impunity as well as the gross human rights violations committed during his administration.

"The Constitutional Court's decision to release Mr. Fujimori and to restore a presidential pardon that had been granted to him in 2017 appears to be inconsistent with international human rights standards which restrict the use of pardon in cases involving crimes against humanity," the UN experts said.

The experts also argued that the victims of the human rights violation during the former president's regime waited for a long time to achieve justice and that the decision of Peru's constitutional court was a setback for them.

It was not the first time that UN human rights experts slammed the decision of the court for Alberto Fujimori's pardon.

In a 2018 statement, the experts sounded their opposition to Fujimori's 2017 pardon, contending that such a move should only be given to imminent terminal illness and not to those who developed the disease over time.

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Written By: Joshua Summers

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