In 1996, radical leftists began a brutal insurgency, in which more than 12,000 people were killed.
But human rights groups say that perhaps 800 dissidents, some of them avowedly radical leftists, are waiting in prison for their day in court.
The bombings were attributed to radical leftists opposed to having an emperor.
Members also included anarchists and other radical leftists.
Anita Whitney's popularity among the country's radical leftists never completely disappeared.
It took a more moderate government, formed in 1975, to unite the country after a coup by radical leftists was crushed.
Especially you radical leftists who love to put your agenda before the nation.
"There are many liberals today who were radical leftists in their younger days," he said.
The army remains loyal to the palace, and many civilian politicians fear its intentions more than those of the radical leftists.