Judiciary reform in Peru under Alberto Fujimori many called for the release of suspected terrorist, whom they claimed were being wrongly accused and held. Judiciary reform in Peru under Alberto Fujimori The State of the Judiciary Under Fujimori is During the presidency of Alberto Fujimori (1990- 2002) the Judiciary branch of Peru faced many reforms that the president enacted as a way to fulfill his campaign against terrorism. The reforms consisted of taking jurisdiction of terrorism cases away from civilian courts, changes in the structure of the court systems, and changes in the training of magistrates. These changes were implemented with popular support, however they also received
Alberto Fujimori first term in office, APRA and Vargas Llosa's party, the FREDEMO, remained in control of both chambers of Congress, the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, hampering the enactment of economic reform. Fujimori also had difficulty combatting the Maoist Shining Path () guerrilla organization due largely to what he perceived as intransigence and obstructionism in Congress. By March 1992, Congress met with the approval of only 17% of the electorate, according to one poll; the president's approval rate stood at 42%, in the same poll. In response to the political deadlock, Fujimori, with the support of the military, on 5