Business man Samuel Dyer testified on Friday during the trial of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori saying that he saw the president walk through the army base where he was being held captive. Fujimori is on trial facing charges of authorizing two death squads and ordering kidnappings of the businessman and a prominent journalist.
The Associated Press reports that Fujimori told the court that if there were abuses during his government, they were isolated acts and not his responsibility. He said he did not direct anti-insurgent operations, which were carried out by armed forces chiefs. Prosecutors are seeking to establish Fujimori's ties to military commanders.
"President, I've been kidnapped. Help me," Dyer said he shouted to Fujimori.
Dyer said Col. Alberto Pinto, then head of the army intelligence service, told him he was being held after officials received an anonymous phone call accusing Dyer of having connections to Marxist Shining Path rebels.
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