Special Tribunal found the former President of Peru Alberto Fujimori guilty of human rights violations, reported AFP. The judge found fault Fujimori is fully proven. As expected, the sentence Fujimori will be announced later on 7 April. The maximum penalty that he faces is 30 years in prison.
70-year-old former president was charged that under his leadership, a special Army detachment in the early 1990's committed crimes against members of armed groups levoradikalnyh.
The court considered a number of episodes at the time. One concerned the murder in November 1991, 15 people (including 8-year-old boy) on the outskirts of Lima, the other refers to July 1992. Then, the military kidnapped and murdered nine university students and their professors.
In addition, the court considered a case of kidnapping a businessman and a journalist in 1992. Meanwhile, according to the AFP, Fujimori declared his innocence and called the trial politically motivated.
The trial of Fujimori, which lasted 15 months, became the longest in the history of Peru. Court hearings were broadcast on local television. Fujimori was the first leader of the Latin American States, which appeared in their country before the court on charges of violating human rights.
Currently, the former president is serving a six-year sentence on charges of abuse of authority. Fujimori also threatened two more trial on corruption charges.
Fujimori, who led Peru from 1990 to 2000, is sick with cancer and hypertension. Polls conducted in the country, show that most citizens believe him guilty. Meanwhile, Fujimori's daughter Keiko, who intends to fight in 2011 for the presidency, announced its intention to pardon his father in the event of winning the election. According to sociological studies, most of the inhabitants of Peru are ready to choose its Head of State.
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