Fujimori loses extradition fight and will now face human rights charges/Perú podrá por fin juzgar a Fujimori

THE former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori has lost his battle to avoid extradition from Chile and is to be taken to Lima to face charges of human rights abuse and corruption dating from his 1990-2000 rule. In a surprise decision that contradicted an earlier ruling by one of its own judges and which cannot go to appeal, Chile's Supreme Court yesterday said it accepted most of the arguments made by Peruvian prosecutors who want to put Fujimori on trial ( full information)/«Estoy preparado física y mentalmente para afrontar esta situación». La frase, pronunciada ayer por Alberto Fujimori, resume el sentimiento del ex presidente tras serle comunicado, oficialmente, que el Tribunal Supremo de Chile había concedido su extradición a Perú. La deportación del ex jefe del Estado, sin precedentes en la historia, estaba prevista en 24 horas ( información completa)