Lima - Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori was on Monday sentenced to seven and a half years in prison on corruption charges.

Fujimori, who was president from 1990 to 2000, was found guilty of using government funds to pay his intelligence advisor, Vladimiro Montesinos, 15 million dollars.

At the trial, Fujimori admitted to having given Montesinos the money. However, the former president - who holds both Peruvian and Japanese citizenship - refused to acknowledge his conduct as criminal.

The former Peruvian strongman later gave back to the state the 15 million dollars, although it was unclear where he got the fresh cash from.

At the time, Fujimori's regime was crumbling in the face of corruption scandals.

In April, Fujimori was found guilty and sentenced to 25 years in jail for human rights abuses and crimes against humanity, including ordering the massacre of 25 people.(dpa)