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Judges Allow Opposition Peruvian Politician's Release from Prison Amid
Coronavirus Fears

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   Peruvian opposition politician Keiko Fujimori is out of prison and back
   home after her attorney arguedshe was at risk ofcontractingthe
   coronavirus becauseofunderlying health problems,including arrhythmia.

   Fujimori, the daughter of jailed former president AlbertoFujimori,
   wasadmittedto the Chorrillos women's jail in January for her alleged
   ties to a corruption scandal involving the Brazilian construction
   company Odebrecht.

   Prosecutors investigating her for alleged money laundering are
   attempting to have her release revoked.

   Fujimori had spent 13months incustody when a judgeadded 15months of
   detention.

   Other inmates in Peru have staged fiery protests, demanding better
   health conditionsafter hundreds of inmates became infected with the
   virus and at least 30 others died.

   In late April, nine inmates were shot dead during a prison riot in
   Lima.

   Peru has confirmed 42,534 coronavirus infections and 1,286 deaths, the
   second hardest hit country in Latin America behind Brazil.

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