The charges are groundless, ... To arrest Fujimori would be to set off a political earthquake.

I submit to you, Mr. President of Congress, my formal resignation as president of the republic.

just, legal, free and transparent.

At the beginning, because the lives of the hostages were at stake, then during this silent period we have taken several measures like not accepting the ultimatum of the terrorists threatening to kill our foreign affairs minister.

In fact, this is a blackmail of the terrorists at the expense of the suffering of the hostages.

It is my aim to temporarily remain in Chile as part of my efforts to return to Peru and keep my promise to an important part of the Peruvian people who have called on me to be a candidate in the 2006 elections,