César Hildebrandt considered irrelevant the restitution of Alberto Fujimori’s signature in the 1993 Constitution, a measure recently approved by the Permanent Commission of Congress.
In the latest edition of his podcast, the journalist César Hildebrandt He referred to the recent decision of the Congress to restore the signature of the former dictator Alberto Fujimori in the 1993 Constitution and he minimized the fact by pointing out that, based on his personal experience, the former president’s signature has no value.
“They restore the signature of Alberto Fujimori in the Constitution of ’93… yes, of course. What happens is that your signature is worth very littleright?”, the journalist advanced and then commented on an interview he conducted with the former first lady, Susana Higuchi, several years ago for the Madrid newspaper ABC.
“I knew it directly (the value of Fujimori’s signature) when Susana Higuchi told me: ‘Alberto signed a document for me, in which he acknowledged the debt of 100 thousand dollars that I lent him for the campaign. And when I went to the judge to have the document recognized, denied the signatureand not only that… he denied his fingerprint too,” Hildebrandt added, quoting Higuchi’s words.
“So, Fujimori’s signature on the constitution It’s not worth anything… it’s not worth a damn“, the journalist concluded, describing it as irrelevant.The recent decision of the Permanent Commission of Congress. On January 7, with 17 votes in favor, 6 against and 4 abstentions, the replacement text of law 9385/2024-CR was approved, which restores the signature of the former dictator under the argument of “safeguarding the historical memory of Peru.” .
