Fujimori is charged with homicide, kidnapping, and assault charges for various human rights violations. With Peru's congress approving the charges, it wipes out his presidential immunity.
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LIMA, Peru - Congress has approved more charges against ex-President Alberto Fujimori (news - web sites), alleging he trafficked arms to Colombian guerrillas, sanctioned torture, was responsible for the disappearance of student activists and mismanaged money.
Fujimori's government collapsed amid a corruption scandal in November 2000 and he has since lived in Japan, where he is a citizen and protected from extradition. He has denied any wrongdoing and insists the allegations against him are politically motivated.
Peruvian prosecutors have piled up more than a dozen charges against Fujimori — including illegal wiretapping, corruption and authorizing death squad killings — in hopes of pressuring Tokyo to extradite him.
Congress voted 63-0 with two abstention late Wednesday to approve charges that he took part in the air-drop of nearly 10,000 Kalashnikov rifles into the Colombian jungle in 1999 and 2000 for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.
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