Fujimori arrested in Chile
Peru's disgraced ex-president Alberto Fujimori, wanted there on human rights abuse and corruption charges, was arrested during a surprise visit to Chile, Peru's foreign minister said late on Sunday.
Fujimori, who led Peru from 1990 to 2000, has been a fugitive in his ancestral homeland Japan since he fled there in November 2000, when a corruption scandal toppled his government. He flew from Japan to Chile on Sunday to try to relaunch his political career and run for president next year.
Peruvian Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua told reporters in Lima that Fujimori had been arrested by Chilean police and moved from his hotel. It was unclear where he had been taken.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. "The Chilean courts have just issued an arrest warrant for Alberto Fujimori following a request by Peru ... He's been arrested," Maurtua told reporters in a late night briefing.
Chilean police were not immediately available for comment.
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