Disgraced Peruvian ex-president Alberto Fujimori avoided prosecution over forced sterilizations that allegedly took place during his terms in office, the top prosecutor said Saturday.
Non-governmental organizations had filed suit, charging that more than 300,000 forced sterilizations were carried out in Peru's generally poorer and more remote Andean regions in the 1990s, on Fujimori's watch.
But there was no evidence Fujimori's government intended to apply a forced sterilization policy, prosecutor Marco Guzman said. Three ex-health ministers also avoided charges.
Analysts said NGOs still might appeal the decision.
Fujimori is already serving a 25-year sentence after being convicted in 2009 of human rights violations during his 1990-2000 tenure.
Forced to resign in 2000, Fujimori fled to his parents' homeland, Japan, but was extradited from Chile in 2007 to face charges at home.
In June, President Ollanta Humala denied Fujimori's request for a pardon on humanitarian grounds due to his poor health.
Disgraced Peruvian ex-president Alberto Fujimori avoided prosecution over forced sterilizations that allegedly took place during his terms in office, the top prosecutor said Saturday.
Non-governmental organizations had filed suit, charging that more than 300,000 forced sterilizations were carried out in Peru’s generally poorer and more remote Andean regions in the 1990s, on Fujimori’s watch.
But there was no evidence Fujimori’s government intended to apply a forced sterilization policy, prosecutor Marco Guzman said. Three ex-health ministers also avoided charges.
Analysts said NGOs still might appeal the decision.
Fujimori is already serving a 25-year sentence after being convicted in 2009 of human rights violations during his 1990-2000 tenure.
Forced to resign in 2000, Fujimori fled to his parents’ homeland, Japan, but was extradited from Chile in 2007 to face charges at home.
In June, President Ollanta Humala denied Fujimori’s request for a pardon on humanitarian grounds due to his poor health.
