First, Alan Garcia turned his cabinet upside down, shaking out seven of his sixteen ministers. His prime minister, Yehude Simon, was clearly the biggest loss. A former and perhaps future (why not?) opponent, Simon lasted only nine months before resigning due to the tragically mishandled unrest in Bagua. He's replaced by another Lambayeque politician, APRA loyalist Javier Velasquez. So much for 'The Team of Rivals' approach.
Next, former president, Alberto Fujimori was sentenced this week to seven and a half years for paying off his shadow president, Vladimiro Montesinos, $15 million USD to skip town in 2000. Add that to the 31 years he has already been handed for the Barrio Altos and La Cantua massacres. For an excellent examination of the puzzling relationship between Fujimori and Montesinos read, The Imperfect Spy by Sally Bowen and Jane Holligan.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
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