Prosecutor's opinion on the Santa Barbara case in Huancavelica
Huancavelica prosecutor applies amnesty law to Santa Barbara case
The Superior Deputy Prosecutor of Huancavelica issued ruling No. 05/95 in the case of the Santa Barbara community, concluding that the general amnesty of Law 26479 was applicable to the military-police defendants for the crimes they were being prosecuted for. This ruling exemplifies how the justice system applied amnesty laws to benefit perpetrators of human rights violations.