Retrial for Shining Path Leader Collapses
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Peru’s retrial of Shining Path rebel leader Abimael Guzman collapsed after two of the three judges pulled out, citing previous rulings that could cast doubt on their impartiality.
The case will have to start again from scratch.
The case was annulled after Judge Jose de Vinatea recused himself, saying he had represented accused terrorists in court previously. Another judge, Carlos Manrique, stepped down Friday.
Guzman, 69, masterminded a struggle to impose his Maoist vision on Peru for more than a decade until his capture in 1992.
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