Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was convicted today of creating a military death squad that killed 50 people and kidnapped many more during his rule.
Fujimori, who disbanded Peru’s legislature and purged its judiciary during his first term, is widely credited with winning the government’s long military campaign against terrorist groups Shining Path and Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement. After he left office, the Peruvian Truth & Reconciliation Commission concluded the insurgents and the Peruvian military had both committed violations of the law of war, though the insurgents had committed the great majority of violations. Though he had fled the country, he was extradited back to Peru to stand trial while visiting Chile.
Fujimori will be sentenced later today.