by Rigorous Intuition » Mon Nov 07, 2005 1:23 pm
<!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://media.canada.com/reuters/olusworld/2005-11-07T145458Z_01_NOOTR_RTRIDSP_2_INTERNATIONAL-CHILE-FUJIMORI-DC.jpg" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br><br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Chile arrests former Peruvian president Fujimori</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br><br>SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters) - Chile arrested Peru's disgraced ex-President Alberto Fujimori on Monday, and Peru said it would request his extradition to try him on human rights and corruption charges.<br><br>Fujimori was arrested at the Marriott Hotel in Santiago after arriving on Sunday afternoon on a surprise visit from Japan, where he has lived as a fugitive since 2000, saying he would return to Peru to run for president.<br><br>Chile's Foreign Relations Minister Ignacio Walker said it was not possible to expel Fujimori from Chile without going through a full extradition process.<br><br>"This is in the hands of the justice system. Peru will have to see when it activates the extradition petition. They haven't asked for it yet," Walker told reporters.<br><br>A Peruvian government source told Reuters that Peruvian Interior Minister Romulo Pizarro and anti-corruption prosecutor Antonio Maldonado were traveling to Chile on Monday to work on Fujimori's extradition.<br><br>Fujimori, 67, was being held in a police building in Santiago after Chilean courts processed a detention request from Peruvian authorities late on Sunday.<br><br>...<br><br><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.dose.ca/toronto/news/story.html?s_id=xebSLF46CEsjZc25x%2FLNoU0UGP08%2FWSReEUSiYQUxBSL%2Fd7ZF0mdog%3D%3D">Reuters</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br><br> <p></p><i></i>
