On March 22, 1984, a national strike called by the National Popular Assembly was held, which was described as successful. This mobilization took place in a context of growing social and political conflict in the country, with multiple protests from different sectors. The strike generated violent repression by the forces …
A motion of censure was presented in the Chamber of Deputies against the Minister of the Interior, Luis Pércovich Roca, due to the violent repression of the national strike that had taken place previously. This motion was presented in the context of growing criticism of the government's handling of the …
The television program Visión, hosted by César Hildebrandt Pérez-Treviño, was suspended by the government. The suspension occurred after the presence of the Minister of the Interior, Luis Pércovich Roca, in the program was frustrated. The measure was taken after the program broadcast two reports on the poor success of police …
On July 6, 1984, an Official Communiqué was published in which the President of the Republic Fernando Belaunde Terry and the members of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces analyzed the new measures to be taken against narcoterrorism. The communiqué gave instructions to eradicate narcoterrorism with the participation of …
The Minister of the Interior, Luis Pércovich Roca, publicly stated that the government had not considered it convenient to implement a state of siege in the country. This statement came after an Official Communiqué was published on July 6 in which the President of the Republic Fernando Belaunde Terry and …
The Peruvian government decided to extend for thirty days the state of emergency throughout the country, which included the suspension of constitutional guarantees. This measure was taken after the Minister of the Interior, Luis Pércovich Roca, stated that it had not been considered convenient to implement the state of siege. …
On July 27, 1984, members of the Civil Guard arrested Jesús Oropesa Chonta in Puquio, Ayacucho, on an alleged terrorism charge. Oropesa Chonta was a peasant leader in the area. His detention was followed by his forced disappearance, which caused a commotion in the country's political circles. The case was …
Interior Minister Luis Pércovich Roca spoke in the Senate about the Oropesa case. This case referred to the detention of Jesús Oropesa Chonta, who had been arrested on July 27, 1984 by members of the Civil Guard on an alleged terrorism complaint in Puquio, Ayacucho. The disappearance of the peasant …
Javier Alva Orlandini made a public statement in which he affirmed that "the generals of the first and second phase encourage and participate in the acts of the PCP-SL". This statement was made in the context of a political debate on the role of the Armed Forces in the anti-subversive …
The Minister of the Interior, Luis Pércovich Roca, made public statements in which he considered that there was an "intimate collaboration between the Italian mafia dedicated to drug trafficking and the terrorism practiced in the country". This statement was part of the government's narrative that sought to link terrorism with …
President Fernando Belaunde Terry described terrorism as 'narco-terrorist mafia' on September 16, 1984. This statement came days after the Minister of the Interior, Luis Pércovich Roca, considered on September 6 that there was an 'intimate collaboration between the Italian mafia dedicated to drug trafficking and the terrorism practiced in the …
Luis Pércovich Roca resigned as Minister of the Interior on October 12, 1984. He was replaced in the Interior portfolio by General EP Óscar Brush Noel. Pércovich had been a controversial figure during his tenure, being criticized by leftist sectors who accused him of promoting dirty war methods. His departure …
The Minister of the Interior, General EP Óscar Brush Noel, publicly revealed the existence of a black list containing names of potential victims of the PCP-SL (Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path). This revelation took place in a context of escalating political violence in the country, during the last …
In July 1985, Amnesty International reported the disappearance of 1,005 individuals in Peru, a claim that was later contested by Luis Pércovich Roca, a former Minister of the Interior. According to Pércovich, only 27 cases remained unresolved after verification, while the rest were accounted for through various discrepancies such as …