Former Spy Chief Refuses
To Give Further
Testimony Against Peru's
Fujimori
Former Peruvian spy
chief Vladimiro
Montesinos on Monday
refused to give further
testimony at
ex-president Alberto
Fujimori's trail on
human rights abuses.
"From this moment on I
won't answer any
question (from the
prosecutor or lawyers),"
the former National
Intelligence Service
head told the court
hearing Fujimori's
trial.
While refusing to give
out information about
the Intelligence
Service, Montesinos said
neither he or Fujimori
were responsible for the
death squad attacks that
killed 25 civilians in
1991 and 1992.
He added that he would
testify at his own
trial, and the court can
request his testimony
for Fujimori's case.
Montesinos is undergoing
a separate trial for the
alleged killings.
Monday's trial was the
first time Montesinos
and Fujimori met face to
face after the latter's
government collapsed in
2000.
Montesinos is now
serving a 20-year prison
term for crimes
including corruption and
trafficking of arms to
Colombian guerillas. He
faces a 35-year penalty
if found guilty of
organizing the death
squad that murdered the
said civilians.
Montesinos was
Fujimori's main ally in
annihilating the
guerilla group of
Sendero Luminoso and is
accused of having led a
wide network of
corruption among
politicians.
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