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Marco Aquino

Peru should not release jailed ex-President Fujimori, says Inter-American Court

FILE PHOTO: Former President of Peru Alberto Fujimori attends a trial as a witness at the navy base in Callao, Peru March 15, 2018. Picture taken through a window. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo/File Photo

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) on Wednesday ruled that Peru should not release jailed former President Alberto Fujimori until further notice, according to a decision shared with Reuters by a human rights activist.

The decision says the IACHR "requests the Peruvian state...abstain" from freeing Fujimori until the court can further review the issue.

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