In January 1991, a special operations group was formed as part of a strategy to combat the insurgent group Sendero Luminoso in Peru. The group, supported by the National Intelligence Service (SIN), was tasked with locating and eliminating the leadership of Sendero Luminoso. Tensions arose between the police and military …
In 1991, a covert operation led by the National Intelligence Service (SIN) resulted in the assassination of students and a professor at La Cantuta University in Peru. The operation was conducted with the approval of the Joint Command and involved military personnel acting outside the official chain of command. This …
Following the coup d'état in April 1992, Peru enacted counter-subversive legislation that altered the National Defense System and the National Intelligence Service law. This legislation allowed military commanders to remain in power beyond their retirement and introduced harsh penalties and procedures that violated due process and international treaties. These legal …
On April 5, 1992, a coup d'état in Peru led to the establishment of a de facto regime that suspended democratic institutions. This regime, known as the 'Government of Emergency and National Reconstruction,' governed by decree and used state resources to organize covert operational groups. These groups were responsible for …
In 1991, while President Alberto Fujimori was negotiating with the United States for military aid to combat drug trafficking, his intelligence chief, Vladimiro Montesinos, and military leader, Hermoza Ríos, were monopolizing state presence in the Huallaga region, leading to widespread corruption within the Peruvian military. This situation culminated in Fujimori's …
On the night of 27 July 1992, Samuel Dyer Ampudia was detained at the Jorge Chávez Airport in Lima, Peru, while attempting to board a flight to Miami. The detention was carried out by Major PNP Migdonio Torres Aliaga under orders from Colonel PNP Víctor Arcila Dupp, despite Dyer having …
In 1993, under the Plan of Operations 'Tentáculo', eight intelligence posts were established in the Huallaga region of Peru to monitor narcotics trafficking. These posts were managed by the Army Intelligence Service (SIE) and included locations such as Tarapoto, Juanjuí-Yurimaguas, and Tocache-Juanjuí. The National Intelligence Service (SIN) played a significant …
In 1994, the government of Alberto Fujimori launched a large-scale military operation called Operation Aries to combat the PCP-SL (Shining Path) in the Alto Huallaga region. This operation aimed to impose peace in the area following the capture of Abimael Guzmán and the implementation of a repentance law for PCP-SL …
In November 1996, President Alberto Fujimori of Peru promulgated a Law of Amnesty to release General Rodolfo Robles Espinoza. Robles Espinoza had been detained and processed by military justice following serious accusations he made against the National Intelligence Service (SIN) after an attack in Puno. The arrest and subsequent events …
On April 15, 1997, Fernando Olivera proposed that the Peruvian Congress establish a commission to investigate allegations made by ex-SIN agent Mesmer Carles Talledo regarding the Colina Group and its connections to the National Intelligence Service. Despite the serious nature of the accusations, the majority in Congress dismissed the motion, …
The hostage crisis in Peru ended with a military intervention that successfully liberated the hostages. Among the 17 victims were Carlos Giusti Acuña, a Supreme Court judge, two military officers, and 14 MRTA insurgents who had attacked the residence. The operation significantly boosted President Alberto Fujimori's approval ratings, though there …
During the late 1990s, the Peruvian government under President Alberto Fujimori and his advisor Vladimiro Montesinos engaged in significant corruption and human rights violations. Funds were diverted to the National Intelligence Service (SIN) under the guise of combating subversion, but were instead used for illegal activities such as phone tapping, …