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Peru won’t free Fujimori at request of regional rights court

Supporters of former, jailed Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori gather outside the DIROES prison as they wait for his release, in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. Earlier in the month, Peru's Constitutional Court approved Fujimori's release from prison where he was serving a 25-year sentence for murder and corruption charges, restoring a humanitarian pardon granted to Fujimori on Christmas Eve in 2017. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Police guard the jail where former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is being held in Lima, Peru, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. Earlier in the month, Peru's Constitutional Court approved Fujimori's release from prison where he is serving a 25-year sentence for murder and corruption charges, restoring a humanitarian pardon granted to Fujimori on Christmas Eve in 2017. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo) With a picture of her brother who was disappeared during the Fujimori administration pinned on her chest, Gisela Ortiz, center, holds a sign that reads in Spanish "Fujimori never again" during a protest against the decision of Peru's Constitutional Court in approving the release from prison of former President Alberto Fujimori in Lima, Peru, Thursday, March 17, 2022. A court official said the court restored a humanitarian pardon granted to Fujimori on Christmas Eve in 2017 by then President Pablo Kuczynski. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) Demonstrators hold a banner that reads in Spanish "No pardon. Fujimori murderer and thief. The people do not forget," during protest against the decision of Peru's Constitutional Court in approving the release from prison of former President Alberto Fujimori in Lima, Peru, Thursday, March 17, 2022. A court official said the court restored a humanitarian pardon granted to Fujimori on Christmas Eve in 2017 by then President Pablo Kuczynski. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Peru won’t free Fujimori at request of regional rights court