The Peruvian chief signs the amnesty law for the police and soldiers accused of atrocities

The President of Peru signed a controversial new law, pardoning soldiers, police and civilian militias for trial on charges of atrocities during the country’s armed conflict against the Maoian rebels.

Dina Polarrt enacted the action approved by Congress in July, despite an order from the Human Rights Court between America to suspend it pending a review of its impact on the victims.

The law will benefit hundreds of members of the armed forces, police and self -defense of those accused of crimes committed between 1980 and 2000.

It will also lead to the issuance of those who number more than 70 sentences for such crimes.

During the conflict, the rebellious rebellious groups operated the rebellion in which an estimated 70,000 people were killed and more than 20,000 disappeared, according to the Truth and Reconciliation Committee in Peru (TRC).

Polaurat, which was elected in 2022 as the first president in the country, said the Peruvian government was praising the forces that – fought – fought against terrorism and defending democracy.

Human rights organizations condemned the law. Juanita Gubertus, the American director of Human Rights Watch, described it as “a betrayal of the Peruvian victims”, which “undermines decades of efforts to ensure accountability for atrocities.”

UN experts and Amnesty International Bulwart urged the veto against the bill, saying that he had violated Peru’s duty to investigate and trial serious violations, including outside judiciary killings, enforced disappearance, torture and sexual violence.

UN experts said that the amnesty could stop or turn more than 600 suspended and 156 condemnation.

TRC found that state agents, especially the armed forces, were responsible for 83 % of documented sexual violence.

Last year, Peru adopted a law for crimes restrictions against humanity that was committed before 2002, as it has already closed hundreds of investigations into the alleged crimes committed during the fighting.

This initiative benefited from the late President Alberto Fujimuri, who was imprisoned by atrocities – including the civilian massacre by the army – but was released from prison in 2023 on a humanitarian basis. He died in September 2024.