Former President Alberto Fujimori faced trial Monday on charges of using a death squad to kill leftist guerrillas and collaborators -- a case stirring mixed emotions in a country where many admire him for defeating a bloody insurgency. It is the first time in Peru's history that a former president faces a public trial for crimes committed during his administration -- and one of the few cases of a Latin American leader being tried after leaving office.
December 10, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Former President Alberto Fujimori faced trial Monday on charges of using a death squad to kill leftist guerrillas and collaborators — a case stirring mixed emotions in a country where many admire him for defeating a bloody insurgency.
It was the first time in Peru’s history that a former president faced a public trial for crimes committed during his administration — and one of the few cases of a Latin American leader being tried after leaving office.
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