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TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2001

Peru's Congress on Monday night voted 75 to 0 to allow ex-President Alberto Fujimori be charged with crimes against humanity.

Fujimori will face charges of homicide and forced disappearances for two massacres allegedly committed at his request. Prosecutors hope they will force Japan, where Fujimori fled last year, to extradite the former leader.

Japan has said it would not extradite Fujimori for lesser charges. Fujimori has been granted citizenship in Japan, where his parents were born.

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Peru's Congress approves homicide charges against ex-President Fujimori (AP 8/28)

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