Garcia enacts law 24953 against terrorism
President Alan Garcia Perez enacted law 24953 which establishes prison sentences of not less than 15 years for those who provoke, create or maintain a state of anxiety, alarm or terror. This law significantly toughened the penalties against terrorist acts.
President Alan Garcia Perez promulgates law 24953, which establishes drastic sanctions for those who participate in terrorist acts. This law states that anyone who provokes, creates or maintains a state of anxiety, alarm or terror will be punished with a prison sentence of no less than 15 years. The law was part of the government's measures to toughen legislation against subversion, after months of debate on anti-terrorist bills presented by the Executive. This legislation represented a significant tightening of the legal framework to combat terrorism in the country.