Belaunde's message to Congress
In his message to Congress on July 28, 1983, President Fernando Belaunde Terry demanded the reinstatement of the death penalty in the context of the escalating political violence in the country.
On July 28, 1983, President Fernando Belaunde Terry presented his annual message to the Congress of the Republic. In this speech, Belaunde Terry demanded the reestablishment of the death penalty, in the context of the escalation of political violence that the country was going through. This message was given in the midst of a critical situation in Ayacucho, where the Armed Forces had taken control of the emergency zone since December 1982. The presidential message reflected the government's position on the anti-subversive struggle and the growing violence of the PCP-SL.