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(LIP-jl) -- A recent poll conducted in Chile's capital city of Santiago revealed that the majority of Chileans believe the former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori should be extradited back to Peru to face corruption and human rights violation charges.

According to the survey published in today's La Tercera newspaper, a whopping 75 percent of the poll's participants favor Fujimori's extradition.

Meanwhile, 55 percent of those surveyed indicated that the arrival and subsequent extradition trial of the former Peruvian leader has strained diplomatic relations between Chile and Peru.

Despite clear support for his extradition, 42 percent believe Fujimori has not received a fair trial in Chile thus far.

Fujimori has been in Chile ever since he surprisingly arrived from Japan in November of 2005. He was immediately arrested by Chilean authorities and confined, but was later released.

After a Chilean Supreme Court prosecutor officially recommended Fujimori's extradition, the former president was placed under house arrest last week.