The Fourth Collegiate Criminal Court of the National Superior Court sentenced Rodrigo Benites Silva to eight years in effective prison for the crime of apology of terrorism considering that he highlighted the figure of the terrorist leader Abimael Guzmán in his Facebook posts and justified acts of terror.
“In these expressions (where Abimael Guzmán is highlighted as a revolutionary and an example to follow) he not only issues an opinion but it can be seen that the sentenced person is praised, highlighting him as a great political strategist,” the sentence against Benites was revealed. Silva.
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In its resolution, the aforementioned upper chamber highlighted two images published on Benites Silva’s Facebook page, in which two photos can be seen: one in which the terrorist Guzmán Reynoso appears and a second accompanied by other people with weapons in hand.
Likewise, the Court establishes that Benites Silva issued expressions on his social network in favor of the terrorist group Sendero Luminoso by not only justifying his actions but also seeking to discredit the Peruvian State as well as current legislation.
“The Communist Party of Peru repudiates, rejects and condemns the reactionary Peruvian State subjected to imperialism,” said the sentenced man for apology of terrorism.
It is important to remember that Rodrigo Benites Silva is the first to be convicted of the crime of apology for terrorism.
HOW MANY CASES DOES THE ANTI-TERRORISM OFFICE OF THE PROSECUTOR INVESTIGATE?
As reported by Anti-Terrorism Attorney, Milko Ruizto the newspaper El Comercio, the judicial authorities of Peru are investigating more than 600 cases of apology for terrorism, one of them is the case of Antauro Humala, brother of former president Ollanta Humala.
“In preliminary investigations for apology for terrorism we have 543 cases pending to date and in judicial processes (preparatory investigation or oral trial) we have 64 processes, so that, added together, there are 607 cases,” Ruiz reported in published statements. this Tuesday to said newspaper.
