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 …
Senator Javier Diez Canseco of the Partido Unificado Mariateguista (PUM) publicly stated that the position of the anti-terrorist front belonged to Alfonso Barrantes but not to Izquierda Unida (IU). This statement came in the context of a debate on the formation of a common front against terrorism. Shortly before, the …
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.
On November 10, 1991, the Senate Human Rights Commission summoned former Ministers of the Interior and Defense, Generals Juan Briones Davila and Victor Malca Villanueva, to report on the Barrios Altos massacre. The ministers presented three hypotheses about the perpetrators (Shining Path, MRTA or outside organizations) but categorically denied the …
In the plenary session of Congress, Congressman Javier Diez Canseco cited Martin Rivas' own version of being a full-time military officer. Notwithstanding these facts, Congressman Miguel Velit argued against the motion. When put to a vote, the motion was rejected by 52 votes against and 29 in favor.
