Peru bids farewell to former president Alberto Fujimori
Published: 03:09 PM,Sep 14,2024 | EDITED : 07:09 PM,Sep 14,2024
Supporters of the late former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori
LIMA: Peru on Saturday laid to rest polarising ex-leader Alberto Fujimori, who ruled in the 1990s and later spent 16 years in prison for crimes against humanity. He died, aged 86, after a long battle with cancer.
The death of the ex-leader triggered a vigorous debate on social media over his legacy. Thousands of admirers queued at the National Museum in Lima on Thursday and Friday to pay their respects at his open casket. But relatives of the victims of army massacres carried out on his watch lamented that he went to the grave without showing remorse for their deaths. — AFP
The death of the ex-leader triggered a vigorous debate on social media over his legacy. Thousands of admirers queued at the National Museum in Lima on Thursday and Friday to pay their respects at his open casket. But relatives of the victims of army massacres carried out on his watch lamented that he went to the grave without showing remorse for their deaths. — AFP