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Peru: Pardon of Fujimori a slap in the face' for victims
Friday, 29 December 2017, 11:02 am
Press Release: United Nations
Peru: Pardon of former President Fujimori a ‘slap in the face’ for victims, say UN rights experts
28 December 2017 – Condemning the pardoning of former President of Peru, Alberto Fujimori, a group of United Nations independent human rights experts have said that the move undermines the work of the judiciary and the international community to achieve justice.
“It is a major setback for the rule of law in Peru: a humanitarian pardon has been granted to someone convicted of serious crimes after a fair trial, whose guilt is not in question and who does not meet the legal requirements for a pardon,” said the experts in a news release issued by the UN human rights office.
“We are appalled by this decision. It is a slap in the face for the victims and witnesses whose tireless commitment brought him to justice.”
More:
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1712/S00287/peru-pardon-of-fujimori-a-slap-in-the-face-for-victims.htm
