Promulgation of Law 26492 against diffuse control
Congress passed law prohibiting judges from reviewing amnesty; massacre perpetrators freed
On June 29, 1995, in reaction to Judge Saquicuray's decision, Congress passed Law 26492, known as the 'Barrios Altos Law', without public debate. This law 'interpreted' that the amnesty was of obligatory application by the Judicial Power and could not be reviewed in the courts, expressly prohibiting judges from exercising diffuse control over the amnesty law. The law was immediately promulgated by President Fujimori and freed the La Cantuta and Barrios Altos detainees.
