LIMA, March 24 (Xinhuanet) -- Peru's ex-President Alberto Fujimori,now in exile in Japan, has delivered a paper to Peruvian Supreme Court to defend himself against a dozen charges of corruption and human rights abuses, top judge said Wednesday.

    Jose Luis Lecaros, the Supreme Court Justice, said Fujimori hadsent the defendant paper from Japan to the court via his attorney Raquel Cabrera Bazan.

    The Supreme Court has accepted the paper and set the date for ahearing, which Fujimori himself is demanded to attend.

    Fujimori fled to Japan, his parents' homeland, in November 2000and was bestowed with citizenship although Peru had been all alongasking for his extradition.

    Peruvian media reported that Fujimori's latest response to court charges were aimed at paving the way for his participation in Peru's 2006 presidential elections.

    If the court announces Fujimori with a verdict of no guilt, he can immediately return to Peru to campaign for the presidency.

    A political party "Si Cumple," which translates roughly to "he keeps his word," newly formed by Fujimori's supporters, has been ratified to participate in the 2006 elections by Peru's National Elections Board.

    Fujimori, who was Peruvian President from 1990 to 2000 before resigning amid political scandals, has been named as the "Si Cumple" party's candidate for the 2006 elections.

    Polls show Fujimori, whose support has been growing despite charges against him, was consistently in the third or fourth placeamong potential candidates.

    In July, authorities presented Japan with a three-volume, 700-page extradition request in the hope of bringing Fujimori home to face trial, but the request was rejected by Japan.

    Fujimori has been criticizing on his own Internet website the government of Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo and mocking prosecutors' charges against him as political persecution. Enditem