Capital punishment in Peru

Capital punishment in Peru was last used in 1979. In the same year, the death penalty was abolished for ordinary crimes.

Usage

Capital punishment is currently legal only during times of international or civil war, with several restrictions. Death sentences during this time are allowed for specific crimes, and may only be imposed by military courts during states of war. Execution is carried out by a firing squad and is permitted for six specific crimes (if committed during wartime):

In early 2007, President Alan García proposed that the death penalty be restored for ordinary crimes, but the bill was rejected.

References

Capital punishment in South America

Sovereign states	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela

Dependencies and other territories	Falkland Islands French Guiana South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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