09:53 | Lima, Apr. 07 (ANDINA).
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori has been found guilty, by a Special Court in Lima, of murder and kidnapping for death squad activities during his 10-year rule during the 1990s.
Presiding Judge Cesar San Martin said the condemning sentence will be released in a few minutes.
The three-judge panel determined there was no doubt that Fujimori authorized the creation of a military death squad that killed people in La Cantuta and Barrios Altos, as well as responsible of the kidnappings of journalists Gustavo Gorriti and businessman Samuel Dyer.
"This Court states there is no doubt on the four charges and the sentence is condemning", said Judge César San Martín.
The 70-year-old Fujimori faces a maximum of 30 years in prison and the court was expected to issue a sentence later Tuesday.
The ex-president apparently anticipated a guilty verdict. He sat alone taking notes as the verdict was read after a 15-month televised trial.
He is the first democratically elected former president to be tried for rights violations in his own country.
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Published: 4/7/2009