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Fujimori pleads guilty

Published:Tuesday | September 29, 2009 | 9:03 AM

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, has pleaded guilty to bribery and illegal phone-tapping of journalists, businessmen and opposition politicians.



Fujimori, who is already serving prison sentences for crimes including ordering killings by security forces, was in court for a fourth and final trial.



The charges relate to a scandal, which brought down his government in 2000.



He’s due to be sentenced tomorrow.



His lawyers said the case was intended to damage his daughter\'s election bid.



Polls suggest Keiko Fujimori is among the leading candidates in presidential elections due in 2011.