In 1985, criminal proceedings were opened against Lieutenant Commander AP Alvaro Artaza Adrianzén and Jesús Vilca Huincho for the death of six people in the communities of Callqui and Nisperosniyocc. The case generated a dispute between military and civilian jurisdiction, with pressure from military authorities to resolve it in favor …
On June 21, 1986, the Government officially admitted the possibility that excessive use of force had been committed in the Lurigancho prison and informed that it had ordered the Military Court to investigate these events, following complaints by Senator Javier Diez Canseco and the media about extrajudicial executions.
Ms. Montenegro was arrested in 1993 and subsequently sentenced to 15 years in prison in the military courts. Her case is mentioned in the context of testimonies about sexual violence and torture that occurred in the DINCOTE (National Directorate against Terrorism) during the period of the internal armed conflict. The …
The government enacted the so-called 'Cantuta Law', according to which jurisdictional disputes are understood to be resolved with a simple majority. In practice, this paralyzed the new vote on jurisdiction in the La Cantuta case and the case went directly to military jurisdiction, favoring the impunity of those responsible.
The War Chamber of the Supreme Council of Military Justice issued a sentence absolving Commander Raúl Valverde Añorga of the crime of Negligence and sentencing José Emilio Campos Chira for the offense of Disobedience, for which the possibility of imposing a sentence had already expired, and Víctor Vargas Giraldés for …
After initiating the judicial process against members of the Colina Group for the Barrios Altos massacre, the military court filed a jurisdictional dispute. However, before this was resolved, Law 26479 was passed, which granted amnesty to the accused and led to the case being shelved. This law prevented the investigation …
On March 25, 2003, the Sala Nacional de Terrorismo annulled the sentences previously issued by the Fuero Militar in Peru. This decision was made in accordance with Legislative Decree N° 922-2003, which implemented the Sentence of the Constitutional Tribunal N° 010-2002-AI/TC. As a result, a new trial was initiated in …
