Amnesty law signed for civil war crimes in Peru

Lima – A quarter of a century after the end of the civil war in Peru, President Dina Boluarte signed a controversial amnesty law for the crimes at the time of the soldiers, police officers and paramilitary fighters. “With the adoption of this amnesty law, the government tribute the military and self-defense groups,” said Boluarte during a ceremony on Wednesday in the presidential palace. UN experts had sharply criticized the law.