For Luis Quesada, a Peruvian diplomat here, a 700-page extradition request contains all the necessary justification. "For us, our case is clear," he said. "It is not a political decision, but a judicial one."
Taking a less diplomatic tack, Nelly Calderón, Peru's chief prosecutor, complained recently to a Kyodo News Agency reporter, "We have gotten almost no cooperation from Japan on the investigations."
Given the politics of Japan, it is highly unlikely that Mr. Fujimori will go home involuntarily. His conservative supporters include senior government officials, most notably Shintaro Ishihara, governor of Tokyo.