Rivera, a human rights activist, said the norm restores the constitutional rights of those who, after serving their sentences, can join and form political parties, run for elected office and serve in the state apparatus, all of which were forbidden. .
The restrictions are the result of the so-called internal war, that is, the armed actions of the organizations Sendero Luminoso and Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA), both disarticulated, although a small Senderista faction remains isolated in a wild area in the center of the country.
The recognition of the rights of the exalted extends to those who have been investigated and prosecuted for the crime of terrorism but have not yet been convicted, according to the court ruling, issued at the request of more than seven thousand citizens and presented two years ago.
As a prerequisite for the restoration of the rights of these persons, the court judgment states that they have paid the civil compensation stipulated in the respective judgment and have been rehabilitated.
Excluded from the fine are those who have not paid the aforementioned compensation or who have also been sentenced to express removal from office.
The verdict, endorsed by six of the seven members of the court, is based on the constitutional rights to the presumption of innocence and rehabilitation.
In the court’s view, the party law’s ban on founding a party for those accused of terrorism and drug trafficking is unconstitutional.
On the other hand, the report maintains the power of the electoral authorities to monitor whether a political party’s ideology, statutes and development of activities “ensure respect for the constitutional and democratic rule of law”.
Former members of Sendero Luminoso founded the Movement for Amnesty and Fundamental Rights (Movadef) a few years ago and tried To it in the official party register, which was approved at first instance.
However, the National Electoral Jury rejected the motion because Movadef’s statutes glorified Abimael Guzmán, the head of Sendero Luminoso who died in 2021, and Movadef has since acted without legal recognition and its members have faced sporadic accusations and arrests that have not been reported. translate into processes.
On the other hand, former members of the MRTA announced in a public statement their withdrawal from the armed struggle and their decision to become a legal party, but the anti-terrorist police broke up the press conference where they made the statement.
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