sirbiotech
02-19-2002, 01:58 AM
See Msg 827 for original discussion. I just happened upon it and
recognized the name from seeing the headline earlier today but didn't
know anything of the story when it originally was reported last year.
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Monday, 18 February, 2002, 21:22 GMT
Peru confirms US woman's jail term
Peru's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by an American woman,
Lori Berenson, against her conviction for terrorism.
The judges upheld her 20-year jail term by a margin of four to one.
Berenson, 32, was found guilty of collaborating with left-wing rebels
in a plot to blow up the Peruvian congress.
She has always denied the charges which led to the 1996 trial, which
she said were politically motivated.
It was not clear whether Berenson herself, who began a hunger strike
on Monday in support of jailed leftist rebels, had been informed of
the ruling.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1828000/1828227
.stm
recognized the name from seeing the headline earlier today but didn't
know anything of the story when it originally was reported last year.
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Monday, 18 February, 2002, 21:22 GMT
Peru confirms US woman's jail term
Peru's Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by an American woman,
Lori Berenson, against her conviction for terrorism.
The judges upheld her 20-year jail term by a margin of four to one.
Berenson, 32, was found guilty of collaborating with left-wing rebels
in a plot to blow up the Peruvian congress.
She has always denied the charges which led to the 1996 trial, which
she said were politically motivated.
It was not clear whether Berenson herself, who began a hunger strike
on Monday in support of jailed leftist rebels, had been informed of
the ruling.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1828000/1828227
.stm