Homicide Charges Filed Against Ex-Spy Chief
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A prosecutor has filed homicide charges against former Peruvian spy chief Vladimiro Montesinos and 18 army officers, alleging that they executed three Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement rebels who surrendered in a 1997 hostage rescue.
The attorney general’s office also said an investigation would be opened into former President Alberto Fujimori’s “presumed responsibility” for the deaths.
Congress would have to lift Fujimori’s immunity before charges could be pressed. A judge must decide whether to proceed with a trial against Montesinos.
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