In January 1988, Dr. Carlos Escobar Pineda, the Superior Prosecutor in the judicial district of San Martín, received reports of the illegal detention of 35 individuals. Official records later confirmed the reappearance of only 28 of these individuals. The counter-subversive campaign during this period included extrajudicial executions.
On May 14, 1988, members of the Peruvian Army, in retaliation for an ambush on a convoy, entered the district of Cayara in the province of Victor Fajardo. They gathered the entire population and killed 35 peasants without explanation. On May 21, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers denied …
The investigation into the Cayara massacre, where communeros were killed and disappeared, was led by Dr. Carlos Escobar Pineda under the direction of Dr. Manuel Catacora Gonzáles. Despite evidence suggesting the involvement of General José Valdivia Dueñas, the investigation faced significant challenges, including the death of witnesses and threats to …
On May 21, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers pointed out the "falsity of an alleged massacre of peasants" in Cayara. The authorities stated that they had found "no evidence of bombings, fires or fighting in the locality". The presidency affirmed that most of the testimonies presented to the …
Prosecutor Carlos Escobar Pineda, accompanied by family members, arrived at the Pucutuccasa hill to exhume the bodies of missing persons. After excavating, he found three bodies, one of which was that of Jovita García Suárez. Due to time constraints, only Jovita's body was taken to the Cangallo Health Post for …
Martha Crisóstomo García was murdered in Ayacucho on August 8, 1989. She was a key witness in the Cayara massacre, having recognized the body of a Cayara villager before prosecutor Carlos Escobar Pineda. Her testimony had been collected by the Senate investigative commission. The murder occurred in the context of …