This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.

You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/7139719.stm

The article has changed 3 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.

Version 0 Version 1
Fujimori guilty of abuse of power Fujimori jailed for abusing power
(10 minutes later)
The former Peruvian President, Alberto Fujimori, has been sentenced to six years in prison for abuse of power, a day after he was charged with murder. The former Peruvian President, Alberto Fujimori, has been sentenced to six years in prison and fined $92,000 (£45,000) for abuse of power.
He was found guilty of ordering the removal of sensitive video and audio tapes from a flat belonging to the wife of his former intelligence chief.He was found guilty of ordering the removal of sensitive video and audio tapes from a flat belonging to the wife of his former intelligence chief.
In an earlier hearing, he admitted ordering the search without a warrant.
Mr Fujimori is the first ex-Peruvian head of state to have been convicted of crimes committed while in office.Mr Fujimori is the first ex-Peruvian head of state to have been convicted of crimes committed while in office.
On Monday, he went on trial for allegedly authorising two death squad massacres in the early 1990s in which 25 people were killed. He denied the charges. The sentence comes a day after he went on trial for human rights violations.
If convicted he could face up to 30 years in prison. Mr Fujimori is accused of authorising two death squad massacres, in which 25 people were killed, during a campaign against the left-wing Shining Path insurgency in the early 1990s.
Fujimori, who was extradited from Chile earlier this year, also faces other separate charges of corruption relating to his time in office between 1990 and 2000. He denies the charges. If convicted, he could face up to 30 years in prison.
'Vladi Videos'
In a separate hearing on Tuesday, Supreme Court Judge Pedro Guillermo Urbina found Mr Fujimori guilty of having a military aide pose as a prosecutor and search without a warrant the apartment of the wife of spy chief Valdimiro Montesinos in November 2000.
During the illegal raid, police removed dozens of boxes of videos suspected to contain incriminating evidence of corrupt practices.
The tapes, which the Peruvian media have termed "Vladi Videos", had been secretly made by Mr Montesinos showing himself bribing broadcasters and opposition politicians.
Mr Montesinos, who has been in prison for the last six years, has said he was just doing his master's bidding.
In an earlier hearing, Mr Fujimori admitted ordering the police raid without a warrant, but said he had been looking for evidence of money laundering.
His lawyer said he would appeal against the sentence.
Mr Fujimori, who was extradited from Chile earlier this year, also faces other separate charges of corruption relating to his time in office between 1990 and 2000.