Amnesty International: Fujimori cannot be trusted

Peru’s Amnesty International Director Ismael Vega has said that it is hard to believe that fugitive ex-President Alberto Fujimori will abide by the decision of the Chilean courts if they rule in favor of his extradition to Peru, given his track record of dishonesty.
“You cannot believe Fujimori. He can say that he will respect the [...]

Drug growers may switch from cocaine to cocoa

Coca eradication in Huánuco
The farmers of Huánuco, who have recently been involved in violent civil unrest to protect their right to crow cocaine-precursor crop coca, have requested temporary financial aid from the state while they change over to growing cacao, from which chocolate is made. According to Grover Pango, who represents the government in talks [...]

Fujimori “will accept” extradition ruling

Peruvian ex-president Alberto Fujimori, who is confined to Chile awaiting extradition procedures for corruption and crimes against humanity he is alleged to have committed while in office, today stated that “without doubt” he will accept the court’s judgment, whatever it may be.
“Of course I will accept it, without doubt… but I cannot get ahead of [...]

Bomb scare in Lima

The finding of three objects believed to be bombs caused general alarm in Santa Beatriz, Lima yesterday.
Police cordoned off the area and specialist explosives disposal officers rushed to the scene to examine and defuse the three brick-shaped objects. The objects were transported in a secure vehicle to the police station on Av. Petit Thouars [...]

“Weak government” should not have caved in, says Antezana

Sociologist and expert in the war on drugs Jaime Antezana today condemned the government’s decision to temporarily suspend coca eradication programs. He even said that even the government of former president Alejandro Toledo showed such weakness.
He argued that this agreement is unprecedented, and goes against international treaties on drug traffic that Peru has signed.“Now, with [...]

Fujimori to face further questioning in Chile

 
The anti-corruption state prosecutors of Peru have sent three requests to the supreme court of Chile, requesting that they question ex-dictator Alberto Fujimori. Fujimori is currently forbidden from leaving Chile as proceedings continue for his extradition to Peru, to face charges related to ten counts of corruption and two of human rights abuses that he [...]

Madre Mía investigation moves into new phase

 
The Public Ministry has now concluded its investigations into the “Madre Mía” case, and at the end of the month will issue its findings and decide whether criminal proceedings are warranted. The case revolves around accusations that opposition leader Ollanta Humala bought witnesses in the human rights trial over suspected disappearances at the Madre Mía [...]

Government “will not back down” over coca protest

 
While around 100 coca growers blockade the Belaunde Highway in Tocache (San Martín) in protest against drug eradication, president Alan García has announced that the law will be upheld even against violent protests. Hundreds of people have been left stranded by the road block.
According to local radio stations, the peasants have blocked the road on [...]

Investigation into Fujimori for terrorist arms trafficking

 
The Public Ministry of Peru will send letters of request to the state prosecutors of Colombia, asking them to interrogate the Peruvian member of the FARC guerrilla group Denis Silva Ruiz, known as “Iván The Peruvian”, as part of their ongoing investigations into ex-president Alberto Fujimori for the traffic of weapons to the Colombian narco-terrorist group.
Public [...]

Premier attacks human rights groups

 
Prime Minister Jorge del Castillo expressed satisfaction yesterday at the indefinitely shelving of the accusation against President Garcia over his role in the El Fronton prison massacre, but reacted with indignation at the suggestion, made by human rights groups, that there was political pressure for this decision.
“Those who say that are communists disguised as lawyers, paid [...]