Reopening of the Barrios Altos process
Judiciary reopened Barrios Altos trial in compliance with Inter-American Court ruling
On March 24, 2001, in compliance with the sentence of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, the 1st Corporate Criminal Court annulled the resolution to file the Barrios Altos case issued in 1995 by the 11th Criminal Court of the Superior Court of Lima. It was ordered that the 16th Criminal Court of Lima be in charge of the investigation, being subsequently referred to the 4th Criminal Court and finally to the 5th Special Anti-Corruption Criminal Court.
Actors
4º Juzgado Penal
received case transfer
5º Juzgado Penal Especial Anticorrupción
finally responsible for the case
16º Juzgado Penal de Lima
assigned to investigate the case
11º Sala Penal de la Corte Superior de Lima
issued original archival resolution in 1995
1ª Sala Penal Corporativa
annulled previous archival resolution
Poder Judicial
judicial authority that reopened the case
Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos
issued sentence requiring case reopening
Lima
jurisdiction where case proceedings occurred