The Second Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of the Republic issued a decision ruling that the judicial investigation into the disappearance of Jaime Ayala Sulca should be heard by the ordinary courts, rejecting the request of the Military Justice to transfer the case to the military courts. This decision …
Members of the Armed Forces murdered 15 members of the Santa Bárbara peasant community. This case was later judged by the Military Justice, which applied criteria that minimized the responsibility of the perpetrators, arguing that they acted in a state of war psychosis and in compliance with their mission to …
As a consequence of the murder of journalist Hugo Bustíos Saavedra, in May 1991 Army officers Víctor La Vera Hernández and Amador Vidal Sambenito were charged with the crime of homicide. Simultaneously, the Military Justice opened a judicial investigation the same month, initiating a dispute of competence that would eventually …
The Permanent War Council of the Second Judicial Zone of the Army issued a sentence on the murder of 15 Santa Barbara community members. The sentence argued that the accused acted in a state of war psychosis and that the acts did not constitute homicide but abuse of authority. This …
The members of the military prosecuted for the murder of Hugo Bustíos filed a plea of res judicata in the common jurisdiction, which was declared founded by the Judicial Power, thus archiving the process. This decision exemplifies how the military justice system acted to guarantee impunity for members of the …
