Chile extradites former president of Peru

Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori must be extradited to Peru to face trial on corruption and human rights charges, Chile’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday in a decision that cannot be appealed.

Justice Alberto Chaigneau said it “was much easier than expected” for the court’s criminal panel to approve the Peruvian request for extradition on two human rights charges and five corruption charges stemming from Fujimori’s 1990-2000 rule. Chaigneau said six of the 13 charges for which Peru had requested extradition were denied.