Military Justice

Timeline Events 2

• May 1, 1991

  Assassination of Hugo Bustíos Saavedra

  Hugo Bustíos Saavedra was assassinated, leading to a criminal process against Army officers Víctor La Vera Hernández and Amador Vidal Sambenito for homicide. Simultaneously, the Military Justice system opened its own investigation and later confirmed a resolution to remove the accused from the process. The military defendants then claimed double …

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  #Hugo Bustíos Saavedra #military justice #human rights violations #Peru #double jeopardy
• May 30, 1999

  Case of Castillo Petruzzi and Others

  The Inter-American Court of Human Rights declared the trial of Castillo Petruzzi and others before the Military Justice invalid and ordered a new trial. The Supreme Council of Military Justice annulled the previous sentence, and the case was moved to the Judicial Power for a new trial. The court emphasized …

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  #Castillo Petruzzi #Inter-American Court of Human Rights #military justice #Peru #human rights #due process