Alberto Fujimori Fujimori He died at the age of 86 on the evening of September 11, the same date on which three years ago the terrorist Abismael Guzmán diedThe autocrat is said to have suffered health complications as a result of the tongue cancer he suffered from.
Despite having been pardoned in 2017, The crimes for which he was in prison for 15 years, he never accepted And now, after his death, they have become extinct, leaving dozens of victims without justice.
What are the crimes of former President Alberto Fujimori?
Alberto Fujimori was convicted of several crimes committed during his term as President of Peru (1990-2000). His main convictions are related to human rights violations, corruption and abuse of power. Below we detail the most relevant crimes for which he was sentenced:
- Human Rights Violations:
- Barrios Altos and La Cantuta massacres (2009): Fujimori was sentenced to 25 years in prison for his responsibility in the massacres of 15 people in Barrios Altos (1991) and 9 people in La Cantuta (1992), committed by the Colina Group, a covert military squad created to combat terrorism, but which carried out extrajudicial executions. These actions were considered crimes against humanity.
- Kidnappings:
- Fujimori was found guilty of the kidnappings of journalist Gustavo Gorriti and businessman Samuel Dyer during the 1992 coup, when he dissolved Congress and acquired dictatorial powers.
- Corruption:
- Embezzlement: Fujimori was convicted of diverting public funds to the National Intelligence Service (SIN), headed by his adviser Vladimiro Montesinos, for illegal purposes.
- Media Buying (2000): He was convicted of using public funds to bribe media outlets and politicians in order to secure his re-election and control the public narrative.
- Bribes to congressmen: He was convicted of buying the loyalties of opposition congressmen to guarantee his majority in Congress and thus maintain power.
- Violation of the Constitution:
- Fujimori was found guilty of his role in the 1992 self-coup, when he dissolved Congress and suspended the Constitution. This was considered a coup against the democratic order and the rule of law in Peru.
- Pativilca case (pending sentencing): Fujimori has been charged in connection with the murder of six peasants in Pativilca in 1992, also linked to the actions of the Colina Group. Although he received a pardon in 2017 on humanitarian grounds, this was revoked in 2018, and a final judicial decision on this case is awaited.
In total, Fujimori has been sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for these crimes. Although he was briefly pardoned in 2017 for health reasons, the pardon was revoked due to the seriousness of the crimes for which he was convicted. However, he was released from prison again on December 6, 2023.
Spokeswoman for victims of ‘La Cantuta’, Gisela Ortíz, speaks out
In response to the declaration of national mourning by the government of Dina Boluarte, Ortiz was outraged and said the following: “It is a disgrace because not only was he convicted of the murder of our relatives, but he has also been convicted of crimes of corruption against the Peruvian State and he owes millions of soles to the Ministry of Justice, which has issued a statement of condolences. It is a disgrace because the State itself recognizes someone convicted of serious crimes,” she told ‘Exitosa’.
