Fujimori Election Candidate

Ex president of Peru, Alberto Fujimori, has been registered by his eldest daughter and former ‘first lady’, Keiko Fujimori, and supporters as a candidate in the country’s presidential elections slated for April. This, despite being held under arrest in Chile awaiting extradition to Peru to face charges of corruption and human rights abuses. Fujimori, who resigned his presidency via fax in 2000 after fleeing to Japan, has been banned from holding public office until 2011. The Electoral Court is due to rule on his registration this week.