Overview
- The court rejected the Loreto Bar’s unconstitutionality suit in a 6–1 vote and affirmed Law 31751 as constitutional.
- Judges are instructed to apply the statute bajo responsabilidad, with the ruling barring the use of diffuse control to inapply it.
- The decision rebukes the Supreme Court’s Plenary Agreement 5-2023, which the justices said overstepped by attempting abstract constitutional review.
- The law fixes suspension of prescription at a maximum of one year once a prosecutor formally intervenes, replacing varied judicial criteria that prolonged cases.
- News reports say the change has led to archived proceedings for figures including Alejandro Soto and Martín Vizcarra, drawing criticism that the rule favors defendants.