Anti-terrorism legislation: treason against the homeland
On November 18, 1992, the Fujimori government enacted anti-terrorist legislation that typified the apology of terrorism as a crime of treason. This measure was taken in the context of the Emergency Government established after the self-coup of April of that year.
Alberto Fujimori's government enacted anti-terrorist legislation that made it a crime of treason to justify terrorism. This measure was part of a set of anti-terrorist laws implemented during 1992, in the context of the Emergency and National Reconstruction Government established after the April 5 self-coup. The legislation was part of the national pacification strategy and granted greater powers to the military forces in the counter-subversive struggle. This legislation was part of the authoritarian measures that characterized the Fujimori regime in its fight against the Shining Path and the MRTA.