Peru’s President Back Under Fire for Freeing Ex-Leader
- Ex-President Fujimori released from prison on medical grounds
- Release comes days after Kuczynski survived impeachment vote
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
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Days after surviving an impeachment vote, Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski is once again under attack, this time for freeing former President Alberto Fujimori.
Kuczynski pardoned Fujimori on Dec. 24 for health reasons, 12 years after the former leader was imprisoned for human rights violations. A day later, the police used tear gas to repel hundreds of protesters from the presidential palace and the clinic where Fujimori is being treated for tongue cancer.