The Colina Group was a death squad in Peru, operating under the guise of counter-subversive efforts. It was structured as a direct control intelligence network, utilizing mobile teams for targeted operations. The existence of such groups led to significant human rights violations, as they were involved in extrajudicial killings and …
Recently uncovered documents reveal the involvement of both non-commissioned officers and high-ranking military officials in the death squad known as the Colina Group. These documents confirm that the group was an official part of the SIE, under the DINTE, rather than a paramilitary organization. The papers include payment records for …
In 1991, the Peruvian military established a clandestine strategy to combat subversion, forming a unit known as the Colina Group. This unit, composed of intelligence agents from the Army Intelligence Service, operated under the direction of the Peruvian Army Intelligence Directorate. The operations carried out by this group were later …
The Colina Group, operating under the guise of intelligence gathering, received a significant cache of weapons and equipment as part of Plan Cipango. This included rifles, pistols, grenades, and other military-grade materials, ostensibly for intelligence operations. The delivery of these materials was corroborated by written orders from the DINTE command, …
The Barrios Altos and La Cantuta massacres were carried out by the Colina Group, a death squad within the Peruvian Army, under the influence of Vladimiro Montesinos, the presidential advisor to then-President Alberto Fujimori. These operations were coordinated with high-ranking military officials and involved the use of resources from the …
The Colina Group was a special operations detachment within the Peruvian Army's Intelligence Service (SIE) and the Directorate of Army Intelligence (DINTE). It was not a clandestine group but operated under the guise of official military structure, with its activities being secretive in nature. The group became an execution arm …
On May 2, 1992, the Colina Group, a death squad, committed severe human rights violations against nine individuals in the district of Santa, near Chimbote, Peru. These violations included infringements on their rights to freedom and life. The region was strategically important due to conflicts between the Shining Path and …
On November 23, 1997, a video was recorded by Congressman Jorge del Castillo Gálvez at the Yanamayo prison, where Mesmer Carles Talledo implicated the Colina Group in the assassination of Pedro Huilca Tecse. Carles claimed that the order for the assassination came from General Rivera Lazo. However, Carles later recanted …
On July 10, 2003, Alayo Calderón reaffirmed his allegations before a subcommittee investigating a constitutional complaint against former President Alberto Fujimori. The complaint involved the assassination of Pedro Huilca Tecse, a union leader allegedly targeted by the Colina Group, a death squad. Calderón testified about a plan to eliminate Huilca …