Antonio Palomino was removed from his position as head of the National Penitentiary Institute (INPE) for stating that the PCP-SL detainees were political prisoners. This statement generated controversy in the political context of the time. Even Alfonso Barrantes Lingán, mayor of Lima and leader of Izquierda Unida, stated the next …
Alfonso Barrantes Lingán, candidate of Izquierda Unida (IU) and mayor of Lima, made public statements indicating that there were no political prisoners in Peru. This statement was made in the context of a national debate on a possible amnesty for those accused of terrorism, a proposal that had been supported …
On November 19, 2002, the Constitutional Court declared partially founded an Habeas Corpus action filed on behalf of Juan Islas Trinidad and other inmates of the Challapalca prison, against the Ministers of Justice and the Interior and the President of INPE. This ruling ordered the INPE to transfer inmates whose …
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