Peru Ex-President Rejects Extradition Call
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori on Thursday rejected his successor’s call, made at the United Nations, for world leaders to press Japan to extradite him to face corruption charges and allegations of involvement in death squad massacres, according to a statement broadcast by news media here. “They have put on a show for this international forum because they can’t substantiate an extradition request based solely on suppositions and secondhand testimony,” Fujimori said in a recorded statement aired on Radioprogramas radio. Full Story