Chile says Fujimori
still could be deported
Chilean President
Michelle Bachelet said
on Thursday that former
Peruvian President
Alberto Fujimori could
still be deported
despite his candidacy
for Japan's upper house
elections.
Fujimori is under house
arrest in Chile awaiting
a court decision on
whether he will be
extradited to Peru.
The Chilean government
would respect any
decisions made by
Judicial authorities,
Bachelet told reporters.
"If ever immigration
authorities consider
that he is not abiding
by the law, measures
will be taken."
Fujimori, 68, who ruled
Peru from 1990 to 2000,
fled to Japan in 2000
after being dogged by an
escalating graft scandal
at home. As the son of
Japanese parents,
Fujimori claimed
Japanese citizenship on
reaching the Asian
country.
He was arrested by
Chilean police after he
traveled to Chile in
November 2005 and has
been held under house
arrest since then.
Peruvian authorities
have requested his
extradition and brought
bribery and nearly 20
other charges against
him while he was away.
On June 27, Fujimori
announced that he had
accepted an invitation
from Japan's New Party
to stand in Japan's
upper house elections on
July 29, sparking
speculation that he is
seeking immunity to
extradition.
Chilean foreign minister
has earlier told the
press that Fujimori's
Japanese candidacy would
not affect the
extradition process.
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