Peru is fixing to change its system to permit military courts to try such cases. There's blowback from the UN and elsewhere.
Salma Ben Mariem has written
this Jurist News column on the controversy. Excerpt:
If it comes into force, the bill would bar members of the armed forces or police from being tried in a civil court for the same facts if proceedings have already been opened before a military or police court. The draft law still requires a second vote in a plenary session before its promulgation by the Executive.
Peru has previously faced criticism for its handling of justice and the prosecution of human rights violations. In August 2025, UN human rights experts criticized a national law that granted amnesty to security forces accused of committing serious violations of international law during the internal armed conflict between 1980 and 2000, describing it as a violation of international law. The UN also expressed concern about the erosion of the rule of law in the country following the dismissal of a Peruvian judge from his post for comments he made regarding alleged institutional interference in the judiciary. Additionally, the UN raised concerns about the release of a former military officer who was convicted of the murder of a journalist in 1988.
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