Peru court to announce second verdict on American Lori Berenson.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: June 19, 2001| Author: Hall, Kevin G. | Copyright information

LIMA, Peru _ American terrorism suspect Lori Berenson will hear a court verdict Wednesday that could free her or return her to a dismal Peruvian prison cell for the foreseeable future.

Berenson, 31, will read a statement Wednesday morning before a three-judge civil anti-terrorism court, which will later hand down a verdict on charges she collaborated with terrorists. Her 1996 life sentence for treason was annulled last August, and for the past three months she has been o...