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SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) - Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was put back under house arrest Friday, a day after a Chilean prosecutor recommended his extradition to face charges of human rights abuses and corruption in his home country.
A judge ordered the detention in a response to a request from Peru, which warned that Fujimori is a flight risk because of "the seriousness of the charges" against him, according to the press office of Chile's Supreme Court.
The house arrest went into effect when court officers notified Fujimori of the ruling at his country residence in the Santiago suburb of Chicureo, a court press officer told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to be quoted by name.
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