Javier Diez Canseco's statement on amnesty
Javier Diez Canseco declared to Expreso that the general amnesty for political prisoners and those accused of terrorism is a fundamental step to end the climate of violence. Majority sectors of the PAP adhered to this proposal.
Javier Diez Canseco Cisneros told Expreso that a general amnesty for political prisoners and for all those accused of terrorism is one of the fundamental steps to be taken by the next government if it is its sincere desire to put an end to the climate of violence. This statement was made in the context of the 1985 general elections and the change of government. Majority sectors of the PAP, the political party that would come to power, adhered to the proposal for an amnesty. The declaration was part of the political debate on how to confront political violence in the country.