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claimed that he had found it on the meeting table in Justice Rey Terry’s
folder and “that the document was proof of a scheme designed to thwart the
President’s re-election”19;
56.8) On December 28, 1996, Justices García Marcelo and Acosta Sánchez
sent a letter to the President of the Constitutional Court concerning alleged
irregularities committed by the other justices when adopting the decision on
the non-applicability of Law No. 26,65720;
56.9) The following days saw the start of a campaign of harassment against
the justices who had signed this judgment21;
56.10) On January 2, 1997, Justices Nugent and Díaz Valverde “requested
another vote”. On January 3, 1997, during the vote, they abstained from
voting, alleging that they had already expressed their opinions in their
university department, and withdrew their signatures. Two other justices, Mr.
Acosta Sánchez and Mr. García Marcelo, reserved their opinions. Justices
Aguirre Roca, Rey Terry and Revoredo Marsano voted, as they had previously,
that Law No. 26,657 was non-applicable22;
19
Cf. Questioning of Justice Delia Revoredo Marsano before the Investigation Committee of the
Congress of the Republic of Peru, Tome I, Annex 14; transcript of the statement of Justice Manuel Aguirre
Roca before the Investigation Committee responsible for clarifying the complaints concerning the
Constitutional Court on March 31, 1997, Tome II, Annex 5; transcript of the statement of Justice Guillermo
Rey Terry before the Investigation Committee responsible for clarifying the complaints concerning the
Constitutional Court on April 4, 1997, Tome II, Annex 6; transcript of the statement of Justice José García
Marcelo before the Investigation Committee responsible for clarifying the complaints concerning the
Constitutional Court on April 4, 1997, Tome II, Annex 6; transcript of the statement of Justice Francisco
Javier Acosta Sánchez before the Investigation Committee responsible for clarifying the complaints
concerning the Constitutional Court on April 14, 1997, Tome II, Annex 7; and transcript of the statement
of Justice Ricardo Nugent before the Investigation Committee responsible for clarifying the complaints
concerning the Constitutional Court on April 18, 1997, Tome II, Annex 8.
20
Cf. Questioning of Justice Delia Revoredo Marsano before the Investigation Committee of the
Congress of the Republic of Peru, Tome I, Annex 14; transcript of the statement of Justice Guillermo Rey
Terry before the Investigation Committee responsible for clarifying the complaints concerning the
Constitutional Court on April 4, 1997, Tome II, Annex 6; transcript of the statement of Justice José García
Marcelo before the Investigation Committee responsible for clarifying the complaints concerning the
Constitutional Court on April 4, 1997, Tome II, Annex 6; transcript of the statement of Justice Francisco
Javier Acosta Sánchez before the Investigation Committee responsible for clarifying the complaints
concerning the Constitutional Court on April 14, 1997, Tome II, Annex 7; transcript of the statement of
Justice Ricardo Nugent before the Investigation Committee responsible for clarifying the complaints
concerning the Constitutional Court of April 18, 1997, Tome II, Annex 8; transcript of statements made
before the Permanent Commission on May 23, 1997, Tome III, Annex 11; and testimony of Delia Revoredo
Marsano before the Inter-American Court, on November 22, 2000.
21
Cf. Questioning of Justice Delia Revoredo Marsano before the Investigation Committee of the
Congress of the Republic of Peru, Tome I, Annex 14; transcript of the statement of Justice Manuel Aguirre
Roca before the Investigation Committee responsible for clarifying the complaints concerning the
Constitutional Court on March 31, 1997, Tome II, Annex 5; transcript of the statement of Justice Luis
Guillermo Díaz Valverde before the Investigation Committee responsible for clarifying the complaints
concerning the Constitutional Court on March 31, 1997, Tome II, Annex 5; and testimony of Delia
Revoredo Marsano before the Inter-American Court, on November 22, 2000.
22
Cf. Transcript of the statement of Justice Manuel Aguirre Roca before the Investigation Committee
responsible for clarifying the complaints concerning the Constitutional Court on March 31, 1997, Tome II,
Annex 5; transcript of the statement of Justice Luis Guillermo Díaz Valverde before the Investigation
Committee responsible for clarifying the complaints concerning the Constitutional Court on March 31,
1997, Tome II, Annex 5; transcript of the statement of Justice Guillermo Rey Terry before the
Investigation Committee responsible for clarifying the complaints concerning the Constitutional Court on
April 4, 1997, Tome II, Annex 6; and testimony of Delia Revoredo Marsano before the Inter-American
Court, on November 22, 2000.