Peru courts block ex-President Fujimori’s pardon, green light trial of daughter
Lima, PeruReuters Ex-President Alberto Fujimori and his family were dealt consecutive blows on Friday, after courts blocked the imprisoned former leader’s pardon while mandating that his daughter and political heir, Keiko Fujimori, face trial for alleged money laundering. Friday’s decision marked the third such time the controversial former leader’s pardon from prison has been blocked. […]
Rich vs poor: Peru’s Castillo lays down socialist marker for election runoff
Lima, PeruReuters Peruvian socialist Pedro Castillo, the shock winner of Sunday’s presidential election first round, has laid down a marker as the defender of the poor ahead of a run-off vote in June. The little-known union leader and teacher, who rode on a horse to vote and often wears a cowboy hat, rose from the […]