The day after the massacre of the journalists, on January 27, 1983, the war waged by the communities against the Shining Path PCP continued. The communities captured fourteen peasants who were beaten and taken to Uchuraccay for trial. During the trip, Fortunato Gavilan, lieutenant governor of Uchuraccay, threatened to kill …
The day after the capture of fourteen Iquichan peasants suspected of belonging to or supporting the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, the villagers of Uchuraccay gathered in the square to judge the prisoners. The trial was carried out by taking the detainees one by one to the square to testify before the community. …
On January 30, 1983, the judicial process for the Uchuraccay massacre formally began with the exhumation of the bodies of the eight journalists and other victims. The examining magistrate of Huamanga, Dr. Hugo Molina, took cognizance of the case even though Uchuraccay was not in his jurisdiction. The diligence was …
On January 30, 1983, the investigating judge of Huamanga, Dr. Hugo Molina, took cognizance of the case of the Uchuraccay massacre, even though Uchuraccay was not in his jurisdiction. That same day the bodies of the murdered journalists were exhumed. Judge Molina took cognizance of the case by order of …
On February 7, 1983, based on police reports, the Huamanga Provincial Prosecutor's Office formally denounced three Uchuraccay community members: Fortunato Gavilán, Silvio Chávez Soto and Santiago Ccente, ordering their arrest. This denunciation took place within the framework of the judicial process initiated after the massacre of eight journalists on January …