In an interview for La República, the former minister Fernando Oliveraan opponent of Alberto Fujimori’s regime, expressed harsh criticism and reflection after the death of the former president. In the midst of the posthumous honors that the Peruvian State has paid to FujimoriOlivera described this act as ‘a mockery and an insult to all Peruvians’. He also pointed out that the former dictator not only He was a corrupt leaderbut also responsible for serious human rights violations.
“The mockery and offense at seeing that this corrupt State is honoring one of the leaders of corruption: Fujimori, who has done so much harm to Peru and who they intend to – because today (Fujimorism) is in power governing through Dina Boluarte— to remain in power as they did before with fraud in the next elections, and this time it will be with Keiko Fujimori,” were his first impressions.
Olivera stressed that Alberto Fujimori’s burial will be on September 14, a date that, 24 years ago, marked the end of his regime with the publication of the first ‘Vladivideo’“It is worth remembering what happened in Peru that day,” he said, recalling the risk he took to overthrow the ‘all-powerful’ Fujimori regime.
“We have to remember what they were Fujimori’s last days in powerwhere already surrounded and facing imminent capture, he fled the country, he even ran for the Senate as a Japanese, denying Peru after that Cowardly complaint executed by fax and that today they try to deny. So, we have the duty to reach the conscience of the people and make them know the true history of the Fujimori regime,” added the former minister.
Olivera also pointed out that, despite the fall of Fujimori, Fujimorism continues to have a negative influence on the current political landscape. “It is dramatic, but Today corruption controls the State“He is in the Government Palace and also in the ‘Congress of corruption’, where they endorse this entire regime of corruption that is more concerned with impunity and blocking judicial investigations, instead of dealing with a fundamental problem, which is citizen security, which claims new lives every day,” he said.
“There was no hint of regret. nor of forgiveness of assuming the punishment that corresponded to him for serious crimes against human rights that (Alberto Fujimori) committed. What they want is to consecrate impunity and for the Peruvian people to be deceived again in order to perpetuate themselves in power, that is why we have the duty to speak and tell the truth,” said the former minister, asking citizens to organize to “free Peru from Fujimorism and its networks of influence.” “It is very easy to remain silent. Well, it is time to speak, it is time to participate. That is our call,” concluded Olivera.
