What is the Japanese governments position on extraditing Fujimori?
After attending a summit in Brunei in November 2000, Fujimori went to Japan and resigned from the Peruvian presidency. The Japanese authorities recognized his claim to Japanese nationality and he is currently living in Tokyo as a Japanese citizen. When the Peruvian government pressed charges against Fujimori for abandoning his office, Japan declared that it would not extradite him. Japanese law prohibits the extradition of Japanese nationals. Moreover, Japan and Peru do not have an extradition treaty. To obtain Fujimori’s extradition on the charges approved by the Peruvian Congress on August 27, Peru could claim that Fujimori’s Peruvian nationality, on the basis of which he held office as head of state, has preeminence over his Japanese nationality. Eventually, with the consent of Japan, this issue could be settled by the arbitration of an international court. Q. Fujimori claims to be a victim of a political witch-hunt. Is there any truth to this claim? Feelings against Fujimori undoub
