Alberto Fujimori has apparently turned up in Chile. I'm curious to know what he thinks this will accomplish. Apparently the international warrants calling for his arrest are not valid in Chile:
The head of the International Police in Chile, Maria Elena Gomez, told reporters authorities were aware of Fujimori's presence in a hotel in the capital.
"There are several international arrest warrants against Alberto Fujimori, which are not legally valid in Chile," Gomez said. As soon as immigration officials here knew Fujimori was in the airport they alerted Interpol and Peruvian judicial authorities so they could decide how to proceed, she said.
Gomez said Fujimori is free to leave Chile.
"There is no impediment against him leaving," she said.
For Chile to arrest Fujimori, Gomez said, Peru would have to ask for the arrest through the foreign ministry, and the request would then go to Chile's Supreme Court to determine whether to issue a warrant valid here.
One seriously wonders what Fujimori's supporters in Peru will think given the antipathy Peru has towards Chile after the War of the Pacific in the 19th Century in which Peru lost territory to Chile. Just last Thursday Peru's Congress passed a law to change its maritime borders with Chile that will Peru in conflict with Chile. Stay tuned.
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