Effect given to the recommendations of the committee and the Governing Body - Report No 325, June 2001

Effect given to the recommendations of the Committee and the Governing Body

1. 61. The Committee last examined this case, concerning the murder of trade unionists, at its meeting in June 2000 [see 321st Report, paras. 61-62]. On that occasion, the Committee deeply regretted that the facts of the case had not yet been clearly established and that those responsible for the killings in question, which took place in 1994, had not been identified and punished. The Committee accordingly hoped that the proceedings which were then under way would be concluded in the near future and requested the Government to keep it informed of the final outcome.
2. 62. In a communication of 18 January 2001, the Government informs the Committee that the proceedings initiated in this case in connection with offences against the life, person and safety of individuals including David Segundo Castro ended on 28 September 1999 with the acquittal of those accused. On 19 January 2000, however, the case was referred to the First Criminal Court of Callao; the proceedings against the accused in their absence remain pending until such time as they are captured, and new warrants for their arrest have been issued.
3. 63. The Committee takes note of this information and again expresses the hope that the judicial proceedings currently under way will be concluded in the near future, since justice delayed is justice denied. The Committee therefore once again requests the Government to keep it informed of the final outcome of the proceedings in question.