Judiciary reform in Peru under Alberto Fujimori many called for the release of suspected terrorist, whom they claimed were being wrongly accused and held. Judiciary reform in Peru under Alberto Fujimori The State of the Judiciary Under Fujimori is During the presidency of Alberto Fujimori (1990- 2002) the Judiciary branch of Peru faced many reforms that the president enacted as a way to fulfill his campaign against terrorism. The reforms consisted of taking jurisdiction of terrorism cases away from civilian courts, changes in the structure of the court systems, and changes in the training of magistrates. These changes were implemented with popular support, however they also received
Alberto Fujimori and seizure and was sentenced to six years in prison. The Supreme Court upheld the decision upon his appeal. In April 2009, Fujimori was convicted of human rights violations and sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in killings and kidnappings by the Grupo Colina death squad during his government's battle against leftist guerrillas in the 1990s. The verdict, delivered by a three-judge panel, marked the first time that an elected head of state has been extradited to his home country, tried and convicted of human rights violations. Fujimori was specifically found guilty of murder, bodily harm and