Peru Frees Ex-Leader Fujimori, Defying International Court
- Former President Alberto Fujimori was freed Wednesday evening
- Peru’s top court on Tuesday ordered his immediate release
Photographer: Fabiola Granda/Bloomberg
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Peru freed jailed former President Alberto Fujimori on Wednesday evening, in the Andean country’s most dramatic challenge yet to an international court that counts all of Latin America’s major economies as members.
On Tuesday, Peru’s top court ordered the immediate release of Fujimori, disregarding a decision by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, or IACHR, that he should remain in prison. The IACHR reiterated its decision on Tuesday evening when Fujimori’s release seemed imminent.