LIMA, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Former Peruvian spy chief Vladimiro Montesinos on
Monday refused to give further testimony at ex-president Alberto Fujimori's
trail on human rights abuses.
"From this moment on I won't answer any question (from the prosecutor or
lawyers)," the former National Intelligence Service head told the court hearing
Fujimori's trial.
While refusing to give out information about the Intelligence Service,
Montesinos said neither he or Fujimori were responsible for the death squad
attacks that killed 25 civilians in 1991 and 1992.
He added that he would testify at his own trial, and the court can request
his testimony for Fujimori's case. Montesinos is undergoing a separate trial for
the alleged killings.
Monday's trial was the first time Montesinos and Fujimori met face to face
after the latter's government collapsed in 2000.
Montesinos is now serving a 20-year prison term for crimes including
corruption and trafficking of arms to Colombian guerillas. He faces a 35-year
penalty if found guilty of organizing the death squad that murdered the said
civilians.
Montesinos was Fujimori's main ally in annihilating the guerilla group of
Sendero Luminoso and is accused of having led a wide network of corruption among
politicians.