The New Nation - Internet Edition

AFP, Lima

Peru's Supreme Court on Monday postponed until December 10 the trial of former President Alberto Fujimori on charges of human rights violations. Justice authorities said the decision will give Fujimori's lawyers the additional time they requested to prepare for the trial, which was initially scheduled for November 26. Fujimori is accused of human rights violations for his alleged role in two death squad massacres in Lima, in which 25 people were killed in 1991 and 1992. He is also charged in a case over the illegal detention of a journalist and a businessman at the headquarters of his feared intelligence agency. He also faces separate trials on charges of corruption and abuse of power. Prosecutor Jose Pelaez is seeking a 30-year prison sentence and 33 million dollars on reparations on the human rights violation charges, insisting Fujimori directed a "dirty war" against leftist opponents of his 1990-2000 government.