Alberto Fujimori is ‘patiently’ awaiting his release

Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000), sentenced to 25 years in prison for human rights violations, is “patiently” and “calmly” awaiting his release, his lawyer Elio Riera said on Wednesday.

At a press conference, before entering the Barbadillo prison where Fujimori is being held, Riera explained that the former president is “waiting very patiently for the execution of the mandate of the Constitutional Court”, referring to the decision which determined that the pardon granted should be returned. It was awarded in 2017.

The lawyer added that Fujimori, who is 85 years old, has illnesses that worsen over time and that they believe that “he can spend his last days (at liberty) with his family.”

He insisted that the decision of the TK will be executed immediately and that is why they are waiting for the order of the court in the southern city of Ica, where they filed a habeas corpus appeal in favor of the former president and to which the TK.

This Wednesday, the president of the TK, Francisco Moraleshe stated that the authorities “must proceed with immediate release” Fujimori, despite the fact that Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IDH Court) Last year, he ordered not to carry out the second sentence that decided on the return of the pardon granted in 2017 by the then president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.

Morales said the decision had already been sent to the habeas corpus enforcement judge at the ICC and defended its compliance with the Inter-American Court’s ruling, arguing that it was “a question that is more in the realm of international politics.” .

However, another constitutional judge, Manuel Monteagudohe considered it a “legal impossibility” to confirm that the resolution issued by that instance ordered the release of Fujimori because it was considered “unconventional”.

He added that he voted unanimously for the decision of the TC because he believes that Fujimori’s legal situation should have been resolved directly by the Constitutional Court, and not sent to a misdemeanor judge who evaluates the habeas corpus presented in favor of the ex-ruler’s release. in the southern city of Ica.

This Wednesday, lawyer Carlos Rivera, the defender of the relatives of the victims of the massacre for which Fujimori was convicted, told EFE that he would appeal to the Inter-American Court again if the ex-president’s release is ordered.

“We will see if there is some kind of decision today at the preparatory investigative court in Ica. It is obvious that the path we will automatically take is to request a new compliance monitoring procedure from the Inter-American Court,” he said.

He the pardon, granted on December 24, 2017, was already annulled by the judiciary in 2018.after the Inter-American Court asked the Peruvian state to guarantee justice for the victims of the massacres in Barrios Altos and La Cantuta, cases for which Fujimori was sentenced to 25 years in prison.