Alberto Fujimori He passed away on September 11 at the age of 86 and He was laid to rest at the Ministry of Culture for three daysThousands of supporters arrived at the scene to bid him a final farewell. His death has sparked a variety of opinions from experts and the national and foreign press.
In this sense, the renowned media outlet EFE, after covering the funeral mass and burial of the former president, described the event as “a political rally with shouts of “president” for her daughter and political heir, Keiko Fujimori.”
EFE: “The funeral mass was a political rally”
The international media criticized the fact that during the funeral mass the famous campaign song “El ritmo del chino” was played, while at the same time, supporters shouted “president” to Keiko Fujimori.
“The family of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) turned the funeral mass into a political rally on Saturday with his most famous campaign song, “El Rhythm of the Chinese,” played with funeral rhythms and shouts of ‘President’ for his daughter and political heir, Keiko Fujimori,” the statement reads.
Kenji Fujimori thanks PPK
The former dictator’s son tearfully thanked former President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski for the pardon he granted him in 2017, which allowed him to leave prison in 2017, where he was serving sentences for corruption and crimes against humanity.
EFE, recalling the memory of Fujimori’s crimes, adds: “In addition to these trials, there are others for various massacres, the case of forced sterilizations of thousands of women and corruption, which remained unresolved with his death.”
EFE: “Keiko Fujimori ignored the victims”
After Kenji’s words, his sister Keiko Fujimori took the floor. “‘Today I am going to speak to you in front of your Peruvian people,’ she said while those present at the event shouted ‘president, president,'” EFE reported. “Without shedding tears, as her brother did, she said that she ‘put an end to the terminal illness that affected’ Peru, referring to hyperinflation and terrorism, the two successes that her supporters attribute to her,” it added.
Finally, the international media outlet emphasizes that the leader of Fuerza Popular refers to the crimes for which her father was convicted, but without making any mention of the victims.
