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May 28, 2010

Berenson Freed on Parole in Peru
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And in Peru, the American activist Lori Berenson has been freed on
parole after nearly fifteen years behind bars. Berenson was convicted in
1996 by hooded Peruvian military judges of collaborating with the rebel
group MRTA. She has long maintained her innocence. Berenson had no
comment for the media Thursday as she was rushed out of a Lima prison.
But shortly before her release, Berenson’s father, Mark Berenson,
welcomed the newfound freedom for his daughter and her one-year-old son
Salvator.

Mark Berenson: "I’m just happy that Lori and Salvador will be free, that
justice has been served in Peru. It’s been fourteen-and-a-half years
that we have waited for this moment, and that’s about all we can say
now."

Lori Berenson will be required to remain in Peru under the terms of her
five-year parole.



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