2023-12-09 17:27:12
After several twists and turns, on the afternoon of Wednesday the 6th, former President Alberto Fujimori (1990 – 2000) was released from prison, after having served 14 of the 25 years in prison to which he was sentenced for the massacres of Barrios Altos and La Cantuta. in compliance with a ruling issued by the Constitutional Court.
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The order of the highest Peruvian court, however, raised great controversy because it contravenes the resolution issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (Inter-American Court) that urged the Peruvian State to refrain from releasing the former dictator.
This controversy was not only limited to our country but was an event of interest covered by different international media. Below, see the headlines with which some of the main media presented the news.
Covers of the world
This is how the international press reported on the release of Alberto Fujimori
Chile
The Mercury
In its digital edition, “El Mercurio” from Chile highlights the “challenge” made by the Peruvian State to the Inter-American Court with the release of Fujimori.
USA
The New York Times
“The Superior Court of Peru orders the release of Fujimori,” headlined the prestigious The New York Times.
USA
CNN
“Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori leaves prison,” CNN headlined on its website.
Spain
The country
This is how the Spanish newspaper “El País” reported on Fujimori’s release.
USA
The Washington Post
“Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is released from prison on humanitarian grounds,” The Washington Post reported.
Colombia
RCN news
RCN News highlighted Fujimori’s release on its website.
Mexico
The universal
The Mexican newspaper “El Universal” also reported on Fujimori’s release.
Argentina
The nation
The Argentine newspaper “La Nación” highlighted the controversy generated around the decision of the Peruvian Constitutional Court.
In Chile, the country chosen by Fujimori in 2005 to end his refuge in Japan after having resigned from the presidency in the face of corruption scandals during his government, the former president’s release was widely covered by the media, mainly television.
“In the Chilean media, a lot of space has always been given to issues related to Fujimori and on Wednesday it was the international news that was covered the most. Most of the media – if not all – were waiting for the news, they reported when he was going to be released and when it came out it was announced as the last minute. Chile had its eyes on the outskirts of the Barbadillo prison,” Sofía Norman, International journalist on National Television of Chile (TVN), told El Comercio.
The communicator explains that the interest in the southern neighbor originates from the extradition of Fujimori to Peru in 2007. “There was always the doubt about whether it was known that he would come in 2005 or it was a real surprise as many said at that time. epoch. That is why Chile has always been attentive to the Fujimori Case, we played a key role in his extradition,” says Norman.
The journalist assures that, as in Peru, Chilean public opinion is polarized regarding the figure of Fujimori. “Here we are very struck by the fact that despite being such a criticized character, the figure of Fujimorism remains so current. Regarding his release, it is controversial because it was expected that, being a former president, he would serve his sentence in a real prison. I would dare say that the majority of Chileans condemn his release, especially due to the crimes he committed. We are talking about crimes against humanity, investigations into forced sterilizations. “They are facts condemned by the Chilean population,” she argues.
Norman adds, however, that “there are people who do not agree that he has been tried and who justify his actions with results such as having effectively fought the Shining Path or having brought Peru out of an economic collapse. In Chile there are many people who give greater value to these factors than to the deaths involved.”
– The challenge to the Inter-American Court –
“On the political side, it affects the image of Peru, especially because we saw that the government of Dina Boluarte not only recognized but supported the decision of the Constitutional Court,” says Norman.
In that sense, most international critics point out the challenge launched by the Peruvian State towards the Inter-American Court.
From Colombia, the editor of the International section in Noticias RCN, Paola Toro, explains that Fujimori’s release is perceived in her country as “one more ingredient that adds to the cocktail of instability and crisis that Peru is experiencing.”
Regarding the challenge to the Inter-American Court, Toro agrees with Norman and also adds that “it also causes questions to arise among some sectors of the population such as where is the rule of law, justice and reparation? This release can even be seen as a blow to the families of the victims, who today continue to claim the former president’s responsibility for the crimes for which he was sentenced.
Although the coverage in Colombia did not reach the same intensity as in Chile, Toro assures that the news has generated an echo and that above all they are “waiting for the subsequent pronouncements of the Inter-American Court and the actions that are developed internally in Peru.” ”.
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