The Permanent Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Peru ratified this Tuesday the sentence of four and a half years in prison to the former congressman Kenji Fujimoriyoungest son of former president Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000), for influence peddling, although he will not enter a prison by applying the figure of “suspended prison.”
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The decision of the court chaired by Judge César San Martín thus ratified the decision adopted on November 15, 2022 against Kenji Fujimori for the attempt to illicitly negotiate the support of legislators for avoid the dismissal of former president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, who later pardoned the former parliamentarian's father.
The Criminal Chamber established a series of rules of conduct that the convicted must comply with, in addition, the former congressmen must pay compensation of 500,000 soles (135,000 dollars) jointly and abide by 18 months of disqualification from holding public office.
In this case, the court applied article 57, numeral 1, of Legislative Decree 1585, issued in November 2023, which indicates that the execution of the sentence is suspended when it is no longer than five years, the Judiciary stated. on your X social network account (formerly Twitter).
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However, The court decision also rejected the prosecution's request to increase the sentence to 6 and a half years in prison..
Supreme Judge Manuel Luján, in charge of reading the ruling, added that Fujimori and the co-defendants will also serve a 400-day fine.
Among the rules of conduct imposed on those sentenced are the prohibition to be absent from the place of residence without authorization from the judge, the prohibition to carry weapons, and the obligation to appear in court every three months.
Likewise, the prohibition of carrying out acts of vandalism, offending natural or legal persons, carrying out social work with the supervision of the National Penitentiary Institute (INPE) and complying with the payment of civil reparation.
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I hope that Peruvian society does not forget the sacrifice for democracy that a group of congressmen defenestrated by Fuerza Popular gave and we did it for Peru.
In the case of former parliamentary advisor Alexei Toledo, the court confirmed the sentence of four years of suspended prison and declared unfounded the request for exclusion of former legislator Bocángel, who in the previous hearing declared that they were victims of “a coup Congress” that “politically humiliated” them.
“I hope that Peruvian society does not forget the sacrifice for democracy that a group of congressmen defenestrated by Fuerza Popular gave and we did it for Peru,” declared Bocángel in reference to the expulsion suffered by ten legislators from the Fujimori alliance for voting against of Kuczynski's first impeachment attempt.
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Finally, Kuczynski resigned from the presidency of Peru in 2018 amid accusations of alleged corruption linked to Odebrecht and the pardon he granted to Fujimori was annulled due to irregularities, until the Constitutional Court reinstated him last December and ordered the release of the former president. .
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