Peru trial sensation: President versus spymaster From: miamiherald.com
Tagged: PeruPosted on: June 30th, 2008
Six months into the murder trial of Alberto Fujimori, prosecutors have produced little hard evidence that the former Peruvian president approved of a death squad to eliminate rebel collaborators. But they’re about to put a blockbuster witness on the stand in a trial that is riveting the nation.
Vladimiro Montesinos, the de-facto head of Peru’s intelligence service during Fujimori’s decade in power, allegedly organized the Colina group, a squad of army killers who slaughtered 25 civilians during Peru’s war against leftist rebels. He finally faces his former boss in court on Monday.”*
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