LIMA - Disgraced former President Alberto Fujimori arrived in Peru for the first time in seven years under armed guard yesterday to face charges of abusing human rights and stealing public money during his decade-long rule in the 1990s.
A day after Chile's Supreme Court authorised his extradition,state television in Peru showed the police plane carrying Fujimori touch down at an air force base in Lima.
Armed guards flanked the plane, from where Fujimori was to be taken to a police cell while he awaits the trial that could result in a 30-year sentence, meaning the 69-year-old might spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted.
Flag-waving supporters, hoping he will escape a sentence and mount a political comeback, cheered his arrival. His detractors were delighted that justice would finally be served.
Fujimori's daughter Keiko, a member of Congress, said she feared for her father's life.
