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Former Peruvian PM appear in public in Japan for the first time

The former Peruvian Prime Minister, Alberto Fujimori, has appeared in public for the first time since escaping from his homeland.

He now lives in Japan, as Tokyo correspondent Mark Simkin reports.

It was Alberto Fujimori's first public appearance since fleeing Peru fourteen months ago, The former President gave a lecture at a Tokyo university. A small group of human rights activists was on hand to protest. NATSOT. They demanded that Japan hand over the former president to Peruvian authorities, who want to charge him with crimes against humanity. Japan has refused all requests for extradition, saying Mr Fujimori is a Japanese citizen. Mark Simkin, Tokyo.

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