Women calling for extradition of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori who ruled there from 1990 to 2000.

On Friday Sep 21, Chile’s highest court ordered the extradition of Fujimori to face trial for corruption and human rights violations, including accusations that he approved a death squad that gunned down 25 people.

Fujimori, 69, fled Peru to Japan in 2000 after denunciations of widespread fraud during the elections. He was arrested in Chile in Dec 2005 after flying into the country to campaign for the Peruvian presidency, despite having been officially banned from holding public office until 2010. He is currently running for a seat in the Japanese parliament.

Santiago, Chile.

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