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| MEDELLÍN, Colombia — A Peruvian judge on Wednesday annulled the pardon granted to Alberto Fujimori, a former Peruvian president who was freed from jail after being convicted of human rights abuses, and ordered him sent back to prison. | MEDELLÍN, Colombia — A Peruvian judge on Wednesday annulled the pardon granted to Alberto Fujimori, a former Peruvian president who was freed from jail after being convicted of human rights abuses, and ordered him sent back to prison. |
| In a statement on Twitter, the country’s Justice Department said that one of its judges had “issued orders to locate and capture Alberto Fujimori so he would be returned to the penitentiary.” | In a statement on Twitter, the country’s Justice Department said that one of its judges had “issued orders to locate and capture Alberto Fujimori so he would be returned to the penitentiary.” |
| Mr. Fujimori ruled as a dictator during the 1990s after suspending the Constitution. In 2009, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison for crimes including the killing of 25 people by a military death squad that prosecutors said Mr. Fujimori had created. | Mr. Fujimori ruled as a dictator during the 1990s after suspending the Constitution. In 2009, he was sentenced to 25 years in prison for crimes including the killing of 25 people by a military death squad that prosecutors said Mr. Fujimori had created. |
| But last December, the president at the time, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, offered a pardon to Mr. Fujimori, who was released immediately. | But last December, the president at the time, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, offered a pardon to Mr. Fujimori, who was released immediately. |
| The surprise pardon drew the ire of human rights advocates and Mr. Kuczynski’s critics, who said the president had offered the reprieve as part of a deal to avoid being impeached by his political rivals. | The surprise pardon drew the ire of human rights advocates and Mr. Kuczynski’s critics, who said the president had offered the reprieve as part of a deal to avoid being impeached by his political rivals. |
| Mr. Kuczynski, who had become embroiled in a corruption scandal, ended up resigning in March. | Mr. Kuczynski, who had become embroiled in a corruption scandal, ended up resigning in March. |
| Miguel Pérez Arroyo, a lawyer for Mr. Fujimori, told a Peruvian television station that Mr. Fujimori was “dismayed” by the decision and would appeal it. | Miguel Pérez Arroyo, a lawyer for Mr. Fujimori, told a Peruvian television station that Mr. Fujimori was “dismayed” by the decision and would appeal it. |
| But the lawyer said Mr. Fujimori would comply with the orders for his rearrest once he received the warrant. | But the lawyer said Mr. Fujimori would comply with the orders for his rearrest once he received the warrant. |
| Human rights advocates expressed support for the decision on Wednesday. | Human rights advocates expressed support for the decision on Wednesday. |
| “At last we have justice,” said Gloria Cono, an advocate for the Association for Human Rights in Peru, to the Peruvian television station, Canal N. | “At last we have justice,” said Gloria Cono, an advocate for the Association for Human Rights in Peru, to the Peruvian television station, Canal N. |