to be released from prison and be placed on electronic monitoring, a move that was seen as benefiting Fujimori. In January 2019, a court-appointed panel found that Fujimori was healthy enough to return to prison, and he was forced back to prison on 23 January 2019. The Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Fujimori's lawyers on 13 February 2019, confirming the earlier decision that Fujimori must serve the remaining 13 years of his sentence in prison. Possible future release Fujimori's daughter, Keiko Fujimori, unsuccessfully ran for president in the 2021 Peruvian general election. She had announced in January 2021 that she would pardon her father should she get elected. She ultimately lost the election in the second round to Pedro Castillo, who has vowed to not consider pardoning Fujimori while in office. However, the Constitutional Court of Peru in a 4-3 ruling approved the release of Fujimori on 17 March 2022, though it is not clear if or when he may be released. See also 2017–2021 Peruvian political crisis References 2017 in Peru 2017 in politics December 2017 events in South America Fujimori Political history of Peru