17 against alleged members of Sendero Luminoso for the crime of treason before the Navy’s Special Trial Judge, who, that same day, ordered the opening of the pre-trial investigation and the taking of evidence. 60(28) On February 8, 1993, the Navy’s Special Trial Judge delivered a judgment convicting Hernán Ismael Dipas Vargas “Benjamín”, José Marcos Iglesias Cotrina “Oscar”, Percy Glodoaldo Carhuaz Tejada “Martín”, Yuri Higinio Huamani Gazani “Sergio” and Juan Ricardo Peña Bardales “Alfredo” or “Alejandro,” for the crime of treason. All those convicted were sentenced to life imprisonment, except for Juan Ricardo Peñas Bardales, who was sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment and Fidel Moisés Ataurima, who was acquitted. In addition, Margot Cecilia Domínguez Berrospi “Edith” and Daniel Ascencio Espinoza were found guilty of treason and sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment. 60(29) On March 7, 1993, the Special Council of War for the Naval Judicial Zone confirmed the judgment of the Navy’s Special Trial Judge, but modified it with regard to Juan Ricardo Peña Bardales, increasing the sentence to 30 years’ imprisonment. It also decided to confirm that Fidel Moisés Ataurima was acquitted of the crime of treason but ordered that he should be investigated for the crime of terrorism. 60(30) On March 30, 1993, after the capture, inter alia, of Margot Cecilia Domínguez Berrospi, who had been sentenced in absentia in the investigation into the murder of Pedro Huilca Tecse (supra para. 60(28)), DINCOTE expanded the information provided by the police in the investigation in attestation No. 076-D1-DINCOTE. On that occasion, Margot Cecilia Domínguez Berrospi and Rafael Uscata Marino were accused of allegedly having participated in the murders of Pedro Huilca Tecse, of the PNP officer, José Luis Vega Napa, on December 22, 1992, and of the PNP captain, Marco Antonio Velásquez Colchado, on March 2, 1993. 60(31) On June 15, 1993, when deciding on an appeal for declaration of nullity, the Special Court of the Supreme Council of Military Justice for matters relating to treason confirmed the judgment of the Special Council of War of the Naval Judicial Zone of March 7, 1993 (supra para. 60(29)), on the sentence of life imprisonment for the crime of treason imposed on the persons indicated above (supra para. 60(28)). It also revoked the judgment convicting Daniel Ascencio Espinoza and Juan Ricardo Peña Bardales, and confirmed the acquittal of Fidel Moisés Ataurima, all in relation to the crime of treason, and forwarded the file to the acting prosecutor in the ordinary jurisdiction, so that Daniel Ascencio Espinoza, Juan Ricardo Peña Bardales and Fidel Moisés Ataurima could be investigated for the crime of terrorism. 60(32) The trial in the military jurisdiction was annulled by the National Terrorism Chamber in judgments of February 26 and March 25, 2003, in compliance with the Constitutional Court’s judgment No. 010-2002-AI/TC of January 3, 2003. 60(33) By decisions of March 7 and April 2, 2003, the Fourth Criminal Court for matters relating to terrorism opened a new proceedings in the ordinary jurisdiction for the crime of terrorism against Margot Cecilia Domínguez Berrospi, Rafael Uscata Marino, Hernán Ismael Dipas Vargas, José Marcos Iglesias Cotrina, Percy Glodoaldo Carhuaz Tejada and Yuri Higinio Huamani Gazani. 60(34) On December 17, 2003, the Fourth Criminal Court for matters relating to terrorism issued its final report, which stated that, from the investigations conducted, it was clear that the defendants, “as members of the terrorist group,

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