Peru to appeal to international court on Fujimori's extradition

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Peru to appeal to international court on Fujimori's extradition

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Peru will seek help from The Hague's International Court of Justice (ICJ) if Japan still refuses to extradite Peruvian former President Alberto Fujimori, Peru's Foreign Minister Manuel Rodriguez has said.

Rodriguez made the remarks in an interview broadcasted Saturday in the Peruvian capital Lima, when he referred to Japan's possible refusal to extradite Fujimori.

He said Peru was absolutely qualified to appeal to the ICJ, adding that nations were forced to seek justice over alleged humanrights abuses that should be punished by international law.

Fujimori, who ruled Peru between 1990 and 2000, is now living in Japan. In July 2003 the Peruvian justice requested his extradition on charges of human rights abuses that involved 25 lives and were allegedly committed by the paramilitary group Colina under presidential orders between 1991 and 1992.

Japan had refused the extradition of Fujimori, who holds the dual Peruvian-Janpanese citizenship and said it is still evaluating the Peru's request.

Source: Xinhua

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