The United Nations Human Rights Office affirmed that international law restricts the possibility of granting amnesties or pardons for those characters involved in cases of serious human rights violations.
It was when referring to the ruling of the Constitutional Court (TC) last Thursday, which restored the effects of the humanitarian pardon to the former president Alberto Fujimori given by Peter Paul Kuczynski in December 2017.
Through his Twitter account, he also considered that the rights of victims to justice and the rule of law must be respected.
“Faced with the decision of the TC of Peru to restore the pardon to former President Fujimori, we underline that international human rights law restricts pardons in cases of serious human rights violations. The rights of victims to justice and the rule of law must be respected”he noted on Twitter.
As recalled, the TC accepted the presentation of Ernest Blumewho proposed declaring the appeal founded and thereby nullifying the annulment of the pardon in favor of Alberto Fujimori. The vote was three in favor and three against, with the vote of its president, Augusto Ferrero, as the diriment in favor of habeas corpus.
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On December 24, 2017, the then president Pedro Pablo Kuzcynski granted pardon to fujimori fujimori for humanitarian reasons. However, the Judiciary annulled this benefit.
It should be noted that the former president is currently serving a 25-year prison sentence for crimes against humanity. He is being held in the Barbadillo prison (Ate).
