Ley de Amnistía 26479

Timeline Events 2

• June 15, 1995

  Archiving of the Barrios Altos case due to Amnesty Law

  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 …

  Lima, Perú Informe CVR, página 3053

  #amnistía #barrios-altos #grupo-colina #impunidad
• July 14, 1995

  Criminal Court revokes inapplicability of amnesty in Barrios Altos case

  The Eleventh Criminal Chamber of the Superior Court of Lima declared null the resolution that had declared inapplicable the amnesty law 26479 in the Barrios Altos case, and consequently declared it applicable to the process followed against members of the Colina Group. The Court argued that the power to grant …

  Lima, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 3057-3058

  #barrios-altos #amnistía #poder-judicial #impunidad