-3CASE OF TARAZONA ARRIETA ET AL. V. PERU
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION OF THE CASE AND PURPOSE OF THE CONTROVERSY ................................... 5
II PROCEedings before the court............................................................................................. 6
III JURISDICTION .................................................................................................................... 7
IV. PRIOR CONSIDERATION .................................................................................................... 7
V. PRELIMINARY OBJECTION .................................................................................................. 9
VI. EVIDENCE ....................................................................................................................... 10
A.
Documentary, testimonial and expert evidence................................................................... 10
B.
Admission of the evidence .................................................................................................. 10
C.
Evaluation of the evidence .................................................................................................. 11
VII. FACTS ............................................................................................................................ 11
A.
The deaths of Ms. Tarazona Arrieta and Ms. Pérez Chávez and the injuries suffered by Mr.
Bejarano Laura ............................................................................................................................. 11
B.
The investigation into the facts of the case (August 9, 1994 to May 22, 1995) ....................... 12
C.
The sending of the case to the archive (June 14, 1995 to September 11, 2003) ..................... 15
D.
The removal of the file of the case from the archive (“desarchivamiento”) (April 19, 2001 to
January 21, 2003) ......................................................................................................................... 17
E.
The trial and conviction of Sgt. Evangelista Pinedo (January 21, 2003 to July 23, 2008) ......... 18
F.
The serving of the full sentence and the reparations to the alleged victims (July 23, 2008 to
January 6, 2011) ........................................................................................................................... 21
VIII. MERITS......................................................................................................................... 23
VIII-1. THE RIGHTS TO JUDICIAL GUARANTEES AND JUDICIAL PROTECTION ........................... 23
A.
Arguments of the parties and of the Commission ................................................................ 23
B.
Considerations of the Court ................................................................................................ 25
VIII-2. THE RIGHTS TO LIFE AND PERSONAL INTEGRITY OF ZULEMA TARAZONA ARRIETA,
NORMA PÉREZ CHÁVEZ AND OF LUÍS BEJARANO LAURA (Articles 4 and 5(1) of the American
Convention) ......................................................................................................................... 31
A.
Arguments of the parties and of the Commission ................................................................ 31
B.
Considerations of the Court ................................................................................................ 32
VIII-3. RIGHT TO PERSONAL INTEGRITY OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF ZULEMA TARAZONA
ARRIETA, NORMA PÉREZ CHÁVEZ AND LUÍS BEJARANO LAURA (Article 5, in relation to Article
1(1) of the Convention) ........................................................................................................ 33
A.
Arguments of the parties and of the Commission ................................................................ 34