Oscar Medelius

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Oscar Eliseo Medelius Rodríguez is a former member of the Congress of Peru. An attorney by trade, Medelius was elected to Peruvian Congress on the Cambio 90 ticket.[1]

Medelius was allegedly involved in a scandal in which the National Intelligence Service forged signatures to get the Peru 2000 political party on the ballot.[2] On February 7, 2006 Medelius was arrested in the United States.[2]

On April 10, 2008, the Attorney General of Peru announced that United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice authorized Medelius' extradition to Peru.[3] On April 18, 2008 he arrived in Lima.[4]

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  1. ^ Congress of Peru Oscar Eliseo Medelius Rodríguez Accessed April 11, 2008.
  2. ^ a b United States Marshals Service. February 7, 2006. Viloent Fugitive Task Force News Release. Accessed April 11, 2008.
  3. ^ La República. April 10, 2008. Gobierno de Estados Unidos autorizó extradición de Oscar Medelius Accessed April 11, 2008.
  4. ^ La República. April 19, 2008. Fujimorista Óscar Medelius ya está en Lima.
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