PERU: FORMER PRIME MINISTER FEDERICO SALAS GIVES EXTRAORDINARY BEHIND-THE SCENES ACCOUNT OF CRISIS LEADING UP TO EX-PRESIDENT ALBERTO FUJIMORI'S FALL

Record ID: 980178

  • Title: PERU: FORMER PRIME MINISTER FEDERICO SALAS GIVES EXTRAORDINARY BEHIND-THE SCENES ACCOUNT OF CRISIS LEADING UP TO EX-PRESIDENT ALBERTO FUJIMORI'S FALL
  • Date: 29th November 2000
  • Summary: LIMA, PERU (NOVEMBER 29, 2000) (CHN - PART NO ACCESS PERU/INTERNET) (NIGHTSHOTS) 1. WS: EXTERIOR OF CONGRESS 0.04 2. VARIOUS OF INTERIOR OF CONGRESS (2 SHOTS) 0.12 3. SV: (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) FORMER PERUVIAN PRIME MINISTER, FEDERICO SALAS, RECALLING PHONE CONVERSATION WITH FORMER SPY CHIEF VLADIMIRO MONTESINOS AND SAYING: "'Mr. Montesinos these acts credit that you have to leave the position you have as an advisor of the National Intelligence Service.' I was given the following answer after which I hung up. He said No president -- let alone some little cabinet chief -- has the strength to sack him. Moreover he had 3,000 men and if he wanted, he'd carry out a coup, and if I kept on insisting I would not make it to the palace doors." 1.00 4. HAS: CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION 1.04 5. SV: (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SALAS SPEAKING ABOUT MONEY GIVEN TO HIM BY MONTESINOS AS HIS PAY AND SAYING: "This situation did not convince me, so on the third day, I took my car and went to the Intelligence Service and returned the money and said to him 'I apologise, but I cannot accept the money if you don't give me a receipt.' It was 30,000-dollars and I could not accept it." 1.24 6. HAS: CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION 1.28 7. SV: (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) SALAS SPEAKING ABOUT HIDDEN LISTENING DEVICES IN THE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE ALLEGEDLY PUT THERE BY MONTESINOS AND SAYING: "Another illegal situation I had knowledge about, When I was hanging up with President Fujimori, I told him he needed to choose a way. The President said 'There's always a third way' When I hung up, a few minutes later Montesinos phoned me and asked: What is the third way? He said, 'As you understand I need to be informed of everything that happens in the government so don't be surprised that I heard the conversation.' I can infer from this there was wiretapping." 1.58 8. HAS: CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION 2.01 (FILE) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 9. WIDE OF MONTESINOS SITTING AT LEFT WITH FUJIMORI AT HEAD OF TABLE 2.09 10. SCU: MONTESINOS 2.12 11. SCU: FORMER PERUVIAN PRESIDENT ALBERTO FUJIMORI 2.22 12. MV: MONTESINOS SITTING AT LEFT WITH FUJIMORI AT HEAD 2.28 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: LIMA, PERU
  • Country: Peru
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