Pardon of Alberto Fujimori the face to victims of atrocities in Peru and a major setback for the rule of law in the country"; and Amnesty International said that the pardon would violate Peru's obligations under international law and undermine the fight against impunity. The days following the pardon saw the resignation of various members of Kuczynski's Peruvians for Change party, including the Minister of Culture, three members of Congress, and eight appointed officials. Facing a second impeachment process, Kyczynski himself resigned in March 2018. Following appeals by victims of Fujimori's actions, Peru's Supreme Court reversed his pardon on 3 October 2018. Fujimori was
Alberto Fujimori the 2006 presidential elections, but in February 2004, the Constitutional Court dismissed this possibility, because the ex-president was specifically barred by Congress from holding any office for ten years. Fujimori saw the decision as unconstitutional, as did his supporters such as ex-congressmembers Luz Salgado, Marta Chávez and Fernán Altuve, who argued it was a "political" maneuver and that the only body with the authority to determine the matter was the Jurado Nacional de Elecciones (JNE). Valentín Paniagua disagreed, suggesting that the Constitutional Court finding was binding and that "no further debate is possible". Fujimori's "Sí Cumple" (roughly translated, "He Keeps