International human rights organisations Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have expressed their dismay at Chilean Judge Orlando Alvarez’s ruling made on July 11th denying Peru’s request for the extradition of its former President Alberto Fujimori to face charges for human rights violations and corruption.

According to Human Rights Watch, the judge’s decision does not question the fact that most of the human rights abuses and corruption attributed to Fujimori did in fact take place. However, he concludes that there is insufficient evidence of Fujimori’s participation in the crimes.

Nevertheless, the Peruvian government has vowed to press on with its attempt to extradite Alberto Fujimori from Chile and will appeal against the Chilean judge’s ruling.