Lori Berenson, a US citizen, shown yesterday in Lima, Peru, where she served 15 years in prison for aiding rebels.
(Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)
Peru lets US activist take holiday trip
Lori Berenson, a US citizen, shown yesterday in Lima, Peru, where she served 15 years in prison for aiding rebels.
(Enrique Castro-Mendivil/Reuters)
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December 17, 2011
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A Peruvian court has ruled that paroled U.S. activist Lori Berenson and her toddler son can travel to New York for the holidays, she and her father confirmed yesterday. A three-judge appeals court on Wednesday overturned a lower court judge’s ruling denying Berenson permission to travel, said Guillermo Gonzalez, spokesman for Peru’s judicial system. He said she could leave the country from Dec. 16 to Jan. 11.
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