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 …
On August 1, 1984, fifteen armed men arrived in the hamlet of Callqui, province of Huanta, Ayacucho. This event is part of a series of successive reports of disappearances and assassinations that caused a commotion in political circles during that period. The attack in Callqui-Nisperoniyoc included the murder of evangelists, …
On August 1, 1984, six young men belonging to the Evangelical Presbyterian Church were murdered by members of the Marine Infantry in the place called "pago" of Callqui, in the province of Huanta. This event occurred in the context of the indiscriminate repression exercised by the armed forces in the …
In August 1984, a series of violent events occurred in Huanta, Ayacucho, Peru, during the internal armed conflict. On August 1, six young members of the Presbyterian Evangelical Church were murdered in Callqui. The following day, journalist Jaime Ayala Sulca was abducted and disappeared from the Marine Infantry base in …
Jaime Ayala Sulca, correspondent of the newspaper La República, disappeared after being detained at the Peruvian Navy in Huanta, Ayacucho. This case became emblematic of the repression against journalists during the internal armed conflict. The detention was carried out by members of the Navy and his disappearance was later denied …
On August 2, 1984, members of the police forces raided the home of journalist Jaime Ayala Sulca's mother in Huanta. Jaime Ayala Sulca was a correspondent for the newspaper La República. This raid occurred in the context of the journalist's disappearance, which caused a commotion in political circles along with …
The kidnapping and disappearance of Jaime Ayala Sulca, a journalist from Huanta, correspondent of the newspaper 'La República', took place in the Marine Infantry base stationed in the Municipal Stadium of Huanta. This case adds to the serious human rights violations committed by the Marine Infantry in Huanta during 1984.
On August 23, 1984, 49 corpses were discovered buried in graves in Pucayacu, a few kilometers north of the city of Huanta, in territory belonging to the province of Acobamba, Huancavelica. All the victims were citizens who had been previously detained in the Huanta Stadium by the Marine Infantry. The …
On August 23, 1984, 49 corpses were discovered buried in graves in Pucayacu, a few kilometers north of the city of Huanta. All the victims were citizens who had been previously detained in the Huanta Stadium by the Marine Infantry. The detainees were transferred in a sort of "caravan of …
On August 28, 1984, by means of a brief communiqué, the Joint Command of the Armed Forces announced the relief of General EP Adrian Huaman Centeno from the political-military command of the emergency zone. The official communiqué indicated that for the convenience of the service and in accordance with the …
In October 1984, 22 community members from Callqui Alta, in the district of Iguain, province of Huanta, were kidnapped and disappeared. This event occurred in the context of intense military repression in the area, where the Marine Infantry had established its base of operations in the Municipal Stadium of Huanta. …
The Second Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of the Republic issued a decision ruling that the judicial investigation into the disappearance of Jaime Ayala Sulca should be heard by the ordinary courts, rejecting the request of the Military Justice to transfer the case to the military courts. This decision …
Almost a week after the Supreme Court decision ordering that the case of Jaime Ayala Sulca be heard by the ordinary courts, a military spokesman announced that the person responsible, Captain Alvaro Artaza Adrianzén, had been kidnapped. This announcement was seen as a maneuver to prevent the officer from facing …
On February 2, 1986, Lieutenant Commander AP Alvaro Artaza Adrianzén disappeared just as the trial against him for the Ayala case was about to begin. He was to be the first officer to be tried for the disappearance of journalist Jaime Ayala Sulca. The report mentions sub-officer Lince (second warrant …
On March 4, 1986, Lieutenant Commander AP Alvaro Artaza Adrianzén disappeared just before the trial against him for the Ayala case began. He was to be the first officer to be tried for the disappearance of journalist Jaime Ayala Sulca. The report mentions sub-officer Lince (second warrant officer AP Román …
