No one could accuse the British law lords, in their black robes and starched wigs, of being part of an international socialist conspiracy.

We are convinced there is more than enough evidence than what the Chilean Supreme Court normally requires for an indictment. Denial of extradition would be incomprehensible, inexcusable.

The first thing his lawyers will do now is to fight to get him out of detention and on bail.

Fujimori has repeatedly claimed that there is no evidence against him and that these charges are nothing more than political persecution. But in the cases we examined, substantial testimony and documentation point to his direct criminal responsibility for serious human rights abuses and institutionalized corruption.

The main objection was the digital fingerprint machine, which was removed, and now their line is we don' t trust the system, there must be another trick there.

This case is extremely complex and confusing. Nobody is predicting that it is going to be resolved quickly.