lima peru president pedro pablo kuczynski defend pardon alberto fujimori monday justify clemency ail man whose authoritarian government 1990s help country progress peruvians protest second day address peruvians first time since pardon fujimori christmas eve kuczynski appeal peruvians protest decision turn page accept pardon pitch kuczynski center-right government fresh political crisis less week congress nearly remove office wake graft scandal early monday police fire tear gas disperse crowd downtown lima second day unrest third lawmaker announce abandon kuczynski political party fujimori like kuczynski 79 deeply divisive figure peru many consider corrupt dictator others credit end severe economic crisis quash leftist rebellion decade power pardon clear fujimori convictions graft human right crimes 12 years 25-year prison sentence kuczynski former wall street banker reiterate pardon response fear fujimori might die prison first time since run office year ago also defend fujimori decade power clear government inherit country submerge violent chaotic crisis start 1990s incur significant legal transgressions regard democracy human right also think government contribute national progress kuczynski say televise address remark place kuczynski firmly fujimori side peru big political faultline trigger fresh wave criticism kuczynski fujimori foes get pretty stingy president kuczynski say word solidarity victims love ones gisela ortiz peruvian human right activist say twitter speech week ago kuczynski fan fear new rise fujimori rightwing movement denounce bid remove office legislative coup attempt threaten peru democracy many fujimori detractors help kuczynski win last year runoff election join kuczynski call lawmakers defeat presidential vacancy motion rebel faction among fujimori supporters congress unexpectedly save kuczynski vote fuel speculation part deal trade vote pardon fujimori pardon president kuczynski fujimori leftist lawmaker marisa glave say local tv channel canal n. lawyer defend kuczynski congress last week alberto borea say oppose pardon know work chant traitor pardon get go many peruvians march monday call kucyznski resign new elections hold far three rule party lawmakers announce resignations kuczynski party control fifth congressional seat deputy human right minister also resign government source say fujimori remain hospital lima take prison late sunday treat drop blood pressure abnormal heart beat accord doctor peru 's kuczynski urge people accept fujimori pardon 'turn page