Professional Documents
Culture Documents
A la opinión pública:
Una de ellas es la Sra. Keiko Fujimori, cuyo entorno es el mismo que dirigió al
país en la década de 1990 bajo la jefatura de su padre, Alberto Fujimori,
actualmente en prisión por delitos de corrupción y crímenes de lesa
humanidad.
In the coming few days, Peru faces a crucial conjuncture. As citizens, we will
choose a new government from among two options. One of these options is Ms
Keiko Fujimori, whose entourage also governed the country in the 1990s under
the leadership of her father, Alberto Fujimori. Mr Fujimori is in prison serving a
sentence for corruption and human rights abuses.
Faced with this situation, the undersigned historians wish to make public our
strong rejection of the political project that Ms Fujimori and her organization
represent. Fujimorismo was responsible for the destruction of democratic
institutions and for the establishment of the largest corruption network in our
history. The consequences of these developments are still felt in the country.
For this reason, as students of our past and as promoters of the relevance of
the historical memory of our country, we urge Peruvians to not forget the
antidemocratic and corrupt legacy of fujimorismo. To confront our history can be
uncomfortable, but we must do so in order to understand the mistakes of the
past that we cannot afford to repeat if we are to build a dignified present and a
future based on hope.
This document bears witness to our commitment to defend the rule of law,
democratic principles, and human rights, whatever the outcome of the election.
We also undertake to remain vigilant in order to guarantee the independence of
historical research, which is the only way to avoid the manipulation of historical
discourse for political ends.