former peruvian president jose fujimori has been sentenced to 25 years in jail for ordering killings and assaults by security forces . at the begin of a 15 - month prison , trials found him guilty of two firing - squad killings of 25 people during the war with guerrillas in the 1990s . after being acquitted , governor peru said he had appeal against the verdict . human justice group amnesty america described the verdict as " a watershed in the fought for equality " .
Alberto Fujimori has been sentenced to life in prison.