2007年VOA标准英语-Chile to Extradite Fujimori to Peru

By Brian Wagner
Miami
21 September 2007

Chile's supreme¹ court has approved the extradition² of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori to face charges of human rights abuse and corruption³ at home. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the ruling ends the former leader's nearly two-year legal battle in Chilean courts.

Chile's supreme court announced its ruling Friday, saying it has agreed to seven of the 13 charges filed by Peruvian prosecutors⁴ against Alberto Fujimori. The former Peruvian leader is accused of two counts of human rights violations⁵ for his role in the operation of death squads⁶ blamed for killing⁷ more than two dozen people in the early 1990s.

He also faces five counts of corruption. They include embezzling⁸ $15 million  in government funds, ordering illegal wiretaps and paying bribes⁹ to members of Peru's congress.

Mr. Fujimori has denied all the charges, but his lawyer said he would respect the Chilean court's decision. The 69-year-old is under house arrest near Santiago, where he was arrested in late 2005, shortly after arriving on a flight from Japan.

In Peru, government officials said they are pleased that Chile's courts have completed their work. Prime Minister Jorge del Castillo told Peruvian radio that he hopes Peru's legal system will proceed with calm and fairness in the case.

In its ruling, Chile's supreme court ruled unanimously on the two human rights violations, which were linked to a violent campaign against Maoist guerrillas.

Henry Dietz, a Peru expert at the University of Texas at Austin, says critics of Mr. Fujimori see the ruling as an important step toward justice in the case.

"Those two [charges] were unanimous," said Dietz. "And that I think is something that the Peruvian public and certainly families who had people involved in [the attacks] or who died in [them] have been looking for for a very long time."

Still, Dietz says Mr. Fujimori's return to Peru to stand trial may revive old tensions over his government, which was in power from 1990 to 2000. He says the former leader continues to have support from lawmakers in Peru and several communities, especially for his government's efforts to stabilize¹⁰ the economy and crack down on Shining Path guerrillas.

"Especially outside Lima, in lower-middle class areas and the provinces, Fujimori still is remembered as a president who was as they say 'cumplido' - he said he was going to do something and then he would do it," said Dietz.

Mr. Fujimori ended his 10 years in power in 2000, when he flew to Japan and faxed his resignation to officials in Peru. Japan refused several Peruvian requests to extradite Mr. Fujimori and granted him citizenship¹¹. His parents were native Japanese who immigrated¹² to Peru in the 1930s.

He was arrested in 2005, after arriving in Chile to prepare a return to Peru to compete in last year's presidential elections.

1 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 extradition   

n.引渡（逃犯）

参考例句：

• The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
• He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。

3 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

4 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

5 violations   

违反( violation的名词复数 )； 冒犯； 违反（行为、事例）； 强奸

参考例句：

• This is one of the commonest traffic violations. 这是常见的违反交通规则之例。
• These violations of the code must cease forthwith. 这些违犯法规的行为必须立即停止。

6 squads   

n.（军队中的）班( squad的名词复数 )；（暗杀）小组；体育运动的运动（代表）队；（对付某类犯罪活动的）警察队伍

参考例句：

• Anti-riot squads were called out to deal with the situation. 防暴队奉命出动以对付这一局势。 来自辞典例句
• Three squads constitute a platoon. 三个班组成一个排。 来自辞典例句

7 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

8 embezzling   

v.贪污，盗用（公款）( embezzle的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Accordingly, object embezzling waste to be carried temporarily the schedule of administration. 因此，反对贪污浪费就提上了临时中央政府的议事日程。 来自互联网
• Some were sentenced for taking bribes, others executed for embezzling funds. 有的因受贿而被判刑，有的因侵吞公款而被判处死刑。 来自互联网

9 bribes   

n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏

10 stabilize   

vt.（使）稳定，使稳固，使稳定平衡；vi.稳定

参考例句：

• They are eager to stabilize currencies.他们急于稳定货币。
• His blood pressure tended to stabilize.他的血压趋向稳定。

11 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

12 immigrated   

v.移入( immigrate的过去式和过去分词 )；移民

参考例句：

• He immigrated from Ulster in 1848. 他1848年从阿尔斯特移民到这里。 来自辞典例句
• Many Pakistanis have immigrated to Britain. 许多巴基斯坦人移居到了英国。 来自辞典例句