On 11 July 2007 , Chile 's Supreme Court turned down the Peruvian government 's request that Fujimori be extradited there to face charges of human rights violations ; however he remained under house arrest in Chile and it was unclear whether he would be permitted to depart for Japan . Though much of the Japanese public have a favorable view of Fujimori due to his role in the resolution of the 1997 Japanese embassy hostage crisis , members of the Democratic Party of Japan and the Japanese Communist Party questioned his commitment to Japan and accused him of using the election to avoid justice in Peru
Japanese embassy hostage crisis
Japanese embassy hostage crisis
Alberto Fujimori's arrest and trial