Fujimori Gets Sentenced to Jail

Here is some interesting political news from Peru. Eric

clipped from topics.nytimes.com General Information on Peru Official Name: Republic of Peru Capital: Lima(Current local time) Government Type: Constitutional republic Chief of State: Alan Garcia Perez, President Population: 28,674,757 Area: 1,285,220 sq km Languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, and a large number of Amazonian languages Literacy: Total Population: 87.7% Male: 93.5%; Female: 82.1% GDP Per Capita: $6,600 Year of Independence: 28 July 1821 Web site: http://www.peru.gob.pe/ Peru’s Ex-President Gets 6 Years for Illicit Search This was the first prison sentence for President Alberto K. Fujimori as he stands trial on various other charges, including murder and forced disappearance. As Ex-President Faces Trial, a Reckoning for Peru A country that may have preferred to forget about the methods used by Alberto K. Fujimori to vanquish insurgents and economic instability is now being forced to deal with them.