Peru – The broad extension of procedural time limits under emergency rules cannot apply to the statute of limitations of crimes, Constitutional Court holds
On 19 January 2021, a man was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for the offence of tax fraud. Following this decision, he filed a habeas corpus application, alleging the violation of his rights to effective procedural protection, due process, reasonable time, due motivation of judicial decisions, judicial impartiality, and the principle of legal certainty.