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Fujimori wants to be Senator in Japan

17:48 H | Topics: Controversia - Peru - Politics - World

While ex-President of Peru Alberto Fujimori might be at risk of being extradited from him current home in Chile to the country he left in a flurry of controversy, he doesn't seem too worried. He's got his sights set on a political future in another country: Japan, where a political party has asked him to run for Senator.

"In light of this proposal, Alberto Fujimori has left his definite response pending, as he analyzes the benefits of his possible election as Senator in Japan could have for the Preuvian people," said the ex-president's press office in a statement.

As you might expect, the Peruvian government -- which recently accused Fujimori of attempting to evade extradition to Peru -- says that this is nothing more than a "political maneuver" designed to do just that.

According to Spain's 20 Minutos, Peruvian Chancellor José Antonio García Belaúnde says that

"...the maneuver attempts to make Fujimori into something more than just a regular Japanese citizen, and by doing so, be able to involve the Japanese government if her were elected..."

While it's unlikely that Chile would suspend the extradition process, I'm sure this will create a lot of international strife is Fujimori ends up becoming a public official in Japan.

Via / 20 Minutos

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