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Chile court extradites Fujimori Chile court extradites Fujimori
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Chile's Supreme Court has approved the extradition of Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori.Chile's Supreme Court has approved the extradition of Peru's former President Alberto Fujimori.
He is to be sent back to Peru, where he faces charges of human rights abuse and corruption - which he denies.He is to be sent back to Peru, where he faces charges of human rights abuse and corruption - which he denies.
Mr Fujimori - the son of Japanese immigrants to Peru - was arrested after arriving in Chile from Japan in November 2005. Mr Fujimori, 69, has been fighting extradition ever since he flew from Japan to Chile in 2005, and is currently under house arrest.
He went there in a failed attempt to return to Peru to run in last year's presidential elections. He travelled there in a failed attempt to return to Peru to run in last year's presidential elections.
Mr Fujimori led the country from 1990 to 2000, and fled to Japan as his term in office drew to a close. "We have awarded the extradition," Supreme Court judge Alberto Chaigneau told reporters on Friday.
The human rights charges against him date back to the early 1990s, when his government was allegedly responsible for killing civilians in the fight against Shining Path Maoist guerrillas. He added that the court's decision had been based on two charges of human rights violations and five of corruption.
He says the case against him is politically motivated. Guerrillas killed
The court did not specify when Mr Fujimori would be deported.
Its decision is final and cannot be appealed against.
The human rights charges against the former Peruvian leader date back to the early 1990s, when his government was allegedly responsible for killing civilians in the fight against Shining Path Maoist guerrillas.
Mr Fujimori - the son of Japanese immigrants - led Peru from 1990 to 2000, and fled the country as his term in office drew to a close amid a corruption scandal.
He initially flew to Japan, where he holds dual nationality and is immune from extradition.
He says the charges against him are politically motivated.