Pardon of Alberto Fujimori and convicted of human rights violations. Fujimori was specifically found guilty of murder, bodily harm, and two cases of kidnapping. The pardon was granted after Fujimori had completed 10 years of imprisonment in Lima. The pardon sparked protests across Peru. Protestors accused Kuczynski of corruption, claiming that the pardon was payback for the support of Fujimori's son, Kenji Fujimori, which had been central to Kuczynski's success in surviving an impeachment vote days earlier. On 3 October 2018, Fujimori's pardon was reversed by Peru's Supreme Court and he was ordered to return to prison. According to Peruvian law, the president has
Judiciary reform in Peru under Alberto Fujimori deeply affected by terrorism and the Judiciary branch of the country was enveloped with corruption and bureaucracy. By the elections of 1990 it was obvious that fighting terrorism with the state of that institution was going to be difficult because of the sluggish pace of the institution and also the low rate of convictions of those accused of terrorism; under a 10% conviction rate. For this reason during his inaugural speech Fujimori promised to reform the Judiciary. During the first two years of his administration there were few changes to the Judiciary. This was a result of the opposition controlling