Peru: Fear for safety: Edwin Benites Gonzales

Index Number: AMR 46/011/1999
Date Published: 29 April 1999
Categories: Americas, Peru

There are fears for the safety of former military conscript Edwin Benites Gonzales, who has been taken into custody by the army, apparently in connection with charges of which he had been acquitted. There are fears that he may suffer reprisals as a result of recent complaints that his detention is arbitrary.