Lawyer 'barred from Peru rebel'
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The lawyer for Abimael Guzman, ex-leader of Peru's Shining Path rebels, says he is denied access to his client.
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By Jude Webber CALLAO NAVAL BASE, Peru  - Peru's retrial ofShining Path rebel leader Abimael Guzman turned into a farcicalmud slinging on Friday as one judge quit the case and theprosecutor called on the two other justices to resign.
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A senior lawyer with special security clearance will no longer represent terror suspects in protest over anti-terror laws.
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A Chilean judge Wednesday rejected Lima&#39;s request to extradite former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori to Peru, where he faces corruption and human rights charges.
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A high court on Friday ruled in favor of a Cuban dissident who was recently deported from Bolivia for criticizing President Evo Morales, saying a law prohibiting foreigners from involvement in the Andean country's politics is unconstitutional.
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LIMA, Peru  - The sister of Peruvian President  Alejandro Toledo was placed under house arrest on Tuesday by a  judge investigating accusations she ran a "forgery factory"  falsifying thousands of signatures to get Toledo's party  registered for elections in 2000, her lawyer said.
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The trial of Shining Path rebel leader Abimael Guzman was suspended again Friday for after one judge stepped down and prosecutors insisted that the lead judge follow suit.
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Peruvian authorities have detained a former army major who led a three-day uprising in a southern Peruvian town and are preparing to storm the police station he took over with 200 supporters, a government source told Reuters early on Tuesday.
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CALLAO NAVAL BASE, Peru  - Peru's retrial of  Shining Path rebel leader Abimael Guzman collapsed on Monday  after two of the three judges pulled out, citing previous  rulings which could cast doubt on their impartiality.
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Indonesia has barred a U.S. congressman who has been a critic of Jakarta's policies in Papua from visiting the area, but has denied the move is to cover up alleged human rights abuses in the remote region.
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LIMA, Peru  - American Lori Berenson, whose  20-year sentence on terrorism was upheld by the region's top  rights court, was the victim of a political campaign to turn  the court against her, her lawyer said on Friday.
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Lawyers for the former Chilean military ruler, General Augusto Pinochet, say their client has been questioned in connection with allegations that he hid millions of dollars in secret bank accounts while in power.
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LIMA, Peru  - Peru on Monday appointed a top legal  official to bolster the government's side in terrorism cases  after Shining Path leader Abimael Guzman made a mockery of a  retrial last week in a publicity coup for the Marxist group.
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The former president of Peru, Alberto Fujimori, was put back under house arrest yesterday, a day after a Chilean prosecutor recommended his extradition to face charges of rights abuses and corruption. A judge ordered Fujimori's detention in a response to a request from Peru.
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SANTIAGO  - Lawyers for Augusto Pinochet stepped up efforts to stop the former Chilean dictator from appearing in court to face charges of murder and kidnapping during his 1973-90 rule.
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The retrial of the founder of Peru's Shining Path movement is suspended when two judges refuse to take part.
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Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was put back under house arrest Friday, a day after a Chilean prosecutor recommended his extradition to face charges of human rights abuses and corruption in his home country.