Lima - The trial of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori in Peru for charges of human rights abuses and corruption is likely to last "three to four months," Peru's top official in the fight against corruption said Friday. "The trial will be fast. (Fujimori) will not be mistreated, he will not have a degrading treatment and he will not be held at an unsuitable site, like Lima prisons, where his personal safety may be under threat," said Anti-Corruption Attorney Carlos Briceno.
Despite the official's estimates, several observers have noted that a sentence may take longer, given the complexity of the case and the usual delays in Peruvian trials.
Peruvian Attorney General Adelaida Bolivar said special groups of attorneys will be established to back those designated for the case.
"We are ready, both in the attorney general's office and in the Judiciary, to try (Fujimori)," Bolivar said.
Peru may only try Fujimori for the two counts of human rights abuses and five counts of corruption for which the Chilean Supreme Court approved his extradition Friday.
Possibly on Friday, the former Peruvian president will board a helicopter at a golf course near the mansion in northern Santiago where he remains under house arrest, Chilean police said.
From there, he will be taken to an airport in Santiago and is set to return to Peru accompanied by five Peruvian police officers.
At the Chacalluta border crossing, custody of Fujimori will officially change to Peru.
