PERU – The government of Peru has announced a three-day period of national mourning following the death of controversial former President Alberto Fujimori.

President Dina Boluarte signed a decree for a period of mourning on Thursday, one day after Fujimori, convicted of corruption and human rights abuses during his tenure in office, died at the home of his daughter, Keiko Fujimori, in the capital Lima.

“This morning, the National Flag was raised at half-mast in the Legislative Palace due to the death of the former president of the republic, Alberto Fujimori,” Diario Oficial El Peruano, the country’s official daily paper, said on Thursday.

Fujimori’s body will lay in the Ministry of Culture in Lima until Saturday, when he will be moved to a cemetery south of the capital. The outlet Peru 21 posted photos on social media showing supporters queuing outside of the Ministry of Culture to pay their respects. (Aljazeera)