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Fujimori escapes extradition back to Peru

By Hal Weitzman in Lima

Published: July 11 2007 22:17 | Last updated: July 11 2007 22:17

Campaigners in Peru reacted angrily on Wednesday to a Chilean judge’s surprise ruling that there was not enough evidence to extradite Alberto Fujimori, the former Peruvian president, to face corruption and human rights charges.

Judge Orlando Alvarez ruled that Peruvian prosecutors had failed to prove the human rights abuses and corruption charges against Mr Fujimori.

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