On January 30, 1983, the investigating judge of Huamanga, Dr. Hugo Molina, took cognizance of the case of the Uchuraccay massacre, even though Uchuraccay was not in his jurisdiction. That same day the bodies of the murdered journalists were exhumed. Judge Molina took cognizance of the case by order of …
Due to serious irregularities committed during the initiation of the judicial process for the Uchuraccay massacre, the Superior Court of Ayacucho removed Judge Hugo Molina from his position as examining magistrate on February 2, 1983. Judge Molina had taken cognizance of the case on January 30, 1983, even though Uchuraccay …
On September 28, 1984, the oral trial of the Uchuraccay trial began with great expectation in the courtroom of the Superior Court of Ayacucho. The only three defendants present were the detained peasants Dionisio Morales Pérez, Mariano Ccasani Gonzáles and Simeón Auccatoma Quispe, who were Quechua speakers and required interpreters …
On June 21, 1985, the withdrawal of the prosecutor's indictment against the three peasants arrested for the Uchuraccay massacre was declared inadmissible. This judicial decision came after prosecutor Oscar Guerrero surprisingly requested, during the hearing of March 26, 1985, the withdrawal of the accusation against the three accused and their …
On July 18, 1985, the relatives of the journalists murdered in Uchuraccay formally requested the transfer of jurisdiction of the trial from the Superior Court of Ayacucho to the city of Lima. This request came in the context of an extremely eventful and complex judicial process that had dragged on …
The relatives of the journalists murdered in Uchuraccay recused all the members of the chamber of the Superior Court of Ayacucho during the judicial process. This recusal occurred after the last hearing of the oral trial held on July 24, 1985. The recusal was part of the multiple irregularities and …
On September 12, 1985, the request of the relatives of the journalists murdered in Uchuraccay to transfer the judicial process to Lima was declared well-founded. This decision was made after the relatives requested the transfer of jurisdiction on July 18, 1985 and challenged all the members of the chamber of …