Enactment of Legislative Decree 741 and Legalization of the Counter-Subversive Patrols (Rondas Contrasubversivas)
At the end of 1991, the Peruvian government enacted Legislative Decree 741, which legalized the counter-subversive patrols, known as CAD, as community self-defense organizations. This decree was promoted by President Alberto Fujimori, who sought to strengthen peasant participation in the fight against insurgency. Although the decree was seen by some …