Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06SANTIAGO1061
2006-05-18 21:24:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Santiago
Cable title:
COURT GRANTS FUJIMORI PROVISIONAL LIBERTY;
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UNCLAS SANTIAGO 001061
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/BSC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV KJUS PE CI
SUBJECT: COURT GRANTS FUJIMORI PROVISIONAL LIBERTY;
FUJIMORI REQUIRED TO REMAIN IN CHILE PENDING COMPLETION OF
EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS
UNCLAS SANTIAGO 001061
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/BSC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV KJUS PE CI
SUBJECT: COURT GRANTS FUJIMORI PROVISIONAL LIBERTY;
FUJIMORI REQUIRED TO REMAIN IN CHILE PENDING COMPLETION OF
EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS
1. The Chilean press reported mid-afternoon on May 18 that
Chile's Supreme Court had granted former Peruvian President
Alberto Fujimori provisional liberty earlier in the day. In
announcing its 4-1 decision, the Court said granting
provisional liberty did not constitute a "danger for society
or the victims, nor did it interfere with pending judicial
matters." The Court's decision prohibits Fujimori from
leaving Chile, pending completion of the judicial proceedings
related to Peru's extradition request. Bail was paid and
Fujimori was released from Chilean police headquarters where
he had been detained since November 2005.
2. The judge who is overseeing the extradition proceedings
denied an earlier appeal by Fujimori's lawyers for
provisional liberty, stating that Article 650 of Chile's
Penal Code did not extend the right of provisional liberty to
a detainee facing extradition charges. According to the
press, Fujimori's defense appealed the decision, arguing that
the judge's ruling was unconstitutional and that provisional
liberty was available to all.
3. The Chilean lawyer representing the GOP in its extradition
case publicly expressed concerns that Fujimori would flee
Chile. Fujimori's lawyers denied their client would flee,
asserting Fujimori voluntarily had turned himself in to
Chilean judicial authorities last November.
4. Government Spokesman Ricardo Lagos Weber publicly said the
Chilean government would defer to the courts' decisions.
KELLY
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/BSC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV KJUS PE CI
SUBJECT: COURT GRANTS FUJIMORI PROVISIONAL LIBERTY;
FUJIMORI REQUIRED TO REMAIN IN CHILE PENDING COMPLETION OF
EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS
1. The Chilean press reported mid-afternoon on May 18 that
Chile's Supreme Court had granted former Peruvian President
Alberto Fujimori provisional liberty earlier in the day. In
announcing its 4-1 decision, the Court said granting
provisional liberty did not constitute a "danger for society
or the victims, nor did it interfere with pending judicial
matters." The Court's decision prohibits Fujimori from
leaving Chile, pending completion of the judicial proceedings
related to Peru's extradition request. Bail was paid and
Fujimori was released from Chilean police headquarters where
he had been detained since November 2005.
2. The judge who is overseeing the extradition proceedings
denied an earlier appeal by Fujimori's lawyers for
provisional liberty, stating that Article 650 of Chile's
Penal Code did not extend the right of provisional liberty to
a detainee facing extradition charges. According to the
press, Fujimori's defense appealed the decision, arguing that
the judge's ruling was unconstitutional and that provisional
liberty was available to all.
3. The Chilean lawyer representing the GOP in its extradition
case publicly expressed concerns that Fujimori would flee
Chile. Fujimori's lawyers denied their client would flee,
asserting Fujimori voluntarily had turned himself in to
Chilean judicial authorities last November.
4. Government Spokesman Ricardo Lagos Weber publicly said the
Chilean government would defer to the courts' decisions.
KELLY