Directive No. 017 of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces for Internal Defense
In December 1989, the Peruvian military issued Directive No. 017, a strategic directive aimed at combating subversion within the country. Signed by General Artemio Palomino Toledo, the directive reorganized the military's approach to internal defense by establishing counter-subversive fronts and focusing on dismantling the military and political structures of subversive …