Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is calmly waiting for the imminent verdict on whether he will be extradited to face corruption and human rights charges in Peru, his lawyer said on Thursday.
"We have been with Fujimori during the past hours and he is very calm, just as he has been during the entire process. He is awaiting the Second Hall's decision," Francisco Veloso said.
Chile's Supreme Court confirmed on Thursday that a final decision on Fujimori's extradition from Chile to Peru will be made on Friday.
The court's five judges will announce whether they uphold or reverse the verdict of Supreme Court Judge Orlando Alvarez, who rejected Peru's extradition request in July.
Fujimori's extradition is requested in order to face 10 corruption charges and charges in two human rights cases.
If Chile's Supreme Court rejects the extradition request, Fujimori must face the local justice's decision on a new extradition request presented by Peru's attorney general's office last week.
Meanwhile, Peru's state prosecutor Rene Garcia said he is confident about the upcoming verdict, saying "We simply have to await the second court's formal verdict."
Fujimori, Peru's president from 1990 to 2000, is currently under house arrest in an exclusive condominium on the outskirts of the Chilean capital. He arrived in Chile in November 2005, ending a five-year exile in Japan.
During his stay in Chile, Fujimori holding both Japanese and Peruvian nationalities unsuccessfully ran for the Japanese Senate.
Source: Xinhua
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