The brand new potato Leo XIV lived for 40 years in Peru and fulfilled pastoral work from the Andean region of Apurímac and in the Amazon of Iquitos during the decade of 1990, marked by generalized repression by the armed forces by the government of Alberto Fujimori.
From this experience in the first person, the new leader of the Catholic Church, in progressive profile and close to Francisco, referred in 2017 to the pardon received by the former Peruvian president and He considered that he should apologize to each of the victims who lost their lives during their mandate to begin a reconciliation process.
“The former president Alberto Fujimori He apologized in a generic say, recognizing in general terms his guilt and some have felt offended. Maybe on your part It would be more effective to apologize personally for some of the great injustices that were committed and for which he was judged”Said the then bishop of Chiclayo, One of the most important cities on the Peruvian northern coast.
In addition, he asked that the pardon to Fujimori be rejected and called to express himself against peacefully in the streets. “We must recognize that through a dialogue and for the truth We have to strivethe pain of many families is still very strong, It is not so easy. What we want now is a reconciliation process, ”he added.
Prevost finally said that politicians should not take advantage of that moment to Personal benefit, but seek a general good for everyone.
The brand new Pope had a long career fulfilling different tasks throughout Peru for 40 years. In his early years in the Latin American country he was a missionary in a poor region of the north of the country, the Diocese of Chulucanas, where he advocated the formation of communities and defense of human rights, characteristics that he would maintain throughout his life in the Church.
Between 1988 and 1998, a period characterized by the insurgency of the Maoist Group Luminous Path and the brutal repressive response of the Fujimori government, which implied kidnappings, disappearances and deaths, Prevost maintained a pastoral activity near the humble populations affected by violence and always left its critical position regarding the government of Alberto Fujimori.
The condemnation of Alberto Fujimori for crimes against humanity
In 2009, Alberto Fujimori He was sentenced to a penalty of 25 years for “crimes against humanity” For the killings of Altos and La Canuta neighborhoodswhere 25 people were killed by the Army under the orders of the then president.
These acts of violence were also a brand in their government. In 1991, fifteen people were killed, including an eight -year -old boy, in a house in Altos neighborhoodswhile in 1992, nine students and a teacher of the CANUTA UNIVERSITY They were kidnapped and killed.
Source: Ambito
