Alberto Fujimori was president of Peru from 1990 to 2000 and was later convicted on corruption and human rights charges, which is why his declarations of innocence became a running joke online. The 'soy inocente' clip circulates mainly on Spanish-language meme pages, TikTok and WhatsApp groups, where the misspelled 'inoceeente' version exaggerates the pleading tone of the original. Like many political voice memes, it survives because the deadpan denial can be pasted onto any situation where someone is obviously guilty.