The Socos Massacre was a tragic event where several individuals were killed, leaving behind numerous orphans. The Supreme Court's ruling sentenced several police officers to prison terms for their involvement in the massacre. Despite the sentences, some officers were irregularly reinstated to their positions before completing their full sentences.
In June 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso killed 14 people in Accocro, a district in the province of Huamanga. This event occurred in the context of the intensification of violence following the entry of the Armed Forces into the region in January 1983. Accocro was the scene of multiple massacres during …
By order of the Political Military Command of the Ayacucho Emergency Zone, a counter-subversive detachment of the then Civil Guard was established in Socos. Among the personnel there were several 'Sinchis', police officers specialized in anti-subversive activities. According to testimonies, these officers committed abuses against the population, appropriating property and …
In November 1983, thirty-two campesinos, including both men and women, were arbitrarily executed in the district of Socos, located near Huamanga in Ayacucho, Peru. The perpetrators were eleven members of the former Guardia Civil stationed at the local police post. Although the judicial system condemned those responsible, the penalties have …
The Socos massacre was perpetrated by police forces in November 1983, resulting in the murder of 34 peasants. This event occurred in the same year as other significant massacres such as the Shining Path incursions in Lucanamarca and Huancasancos that left 80 dead in April. Unlike the massacre of 8 …
On November 13, 1983, during a traditional Yaycupacu marriage ceremony in Socos, Peru, police officers known as 'sinchis' violently interrupted the event. The officers, who were part of the ex Guardia Civil, entered the house where the ceremony was taking place, demanding that the attendees leave as they claimed the …
On November 13, 1983, a group of sinchis, a specialized police unit, killed 34 campesinos, including men, women, and children, in the community of Socos in Huamanga, Peru. The massacre was part of a broader pattern of human rights violations during the conflict with the PCP-SL. Despite initial attempts to …
On November 13, 1983, 32 people were killed in Socos, a district in the province of Huamanga. This event was perpetrated by members of the Civil Guard (GC) of Socos. The Socos massacre occurred in the context of the entry of the Armed Forces into the region in 1983 and …
On the night of November 13, 1983, during a traditional marriage proposal party (Yaycupacu), members of the former Civil Guard from the Socos detachment violently detained the attendees. They took them to the Quebrada de Balcón where, at approximately 2:30 a.m., they executed 29 peasants at point blank range, including …
Two days after the massacre, in retaliation for the denunciations, police officers executed teacher Victoria Cueto Janampa in her home, shooting her in the head. They also kidnapped and executed Vicente Quispe Flores, abandoning his body on the Huaytará bridge. They also murdered Javier Gutiérrez Gamboa, a young man who …
The Socos Massacre occurred on 13 November 1983, when police forces entered the home of Alejandro Zamora Quispe and conducted a violent operation, resulting in multiple deaths. The trial concluded on 15 July 1986, with the First Mixed Chamber of the Tribunal Correccional of Ayacucho sentencing several police officers for …
The First Mixed Chamber of the Correctional Court of Ayacucho sentenced eleven members of the Civil Guard for the murder of 32 inhabitants of Socos. The sentences ranged from 10 to 25 years in prison. The police officers were found to have executed the peasants, tampered with evidence and persecuted …
The Second Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of the Republic declared that all aspects of the conviction for the Socos massacre were not null and void. The Supreme Court confirmed the prison and disqualification sentences imposed on the eleven members of the Civil Guard responsible for the murder of …
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