Overview
- Fernando Rospigliosi, acting president of Congress, denounced the 20-year prison sentence against retired Army colonel Roberto Villar Chamorro as unjust.
- He argued that the case stems from 1994 counterinsurgency operations in Alto Huallaga and reflects a broader pattern of targeting military and police who fought terrorism.
- Rospigliosi stated that the judgment relied on a witness who did not appear in court and that the proceedings lacked eyewitness testimony or physical proof.
- He urged the National Board of Justice and the judiciary to sanction the magistrates and to apply Law 32107, described as protecting service members involved in anti-subversive actions.
- He also praised a search at Barbadillo prison intended to curb reported privileges for inmates, including former presidents held there.