In March 1990, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) was formed within the DIRCOTE (Directorate against Terrorism) with the explicit objective of capturing the leadership of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This specialized police intelligence group was created at a critical moment in the internal armed conflict, when Metropolitan Lima had become the …
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 …
On February 5, 1991, Benedicto Jiménez was appointed as the liaison officer between DIRCOTE and SIN by President Alberto Fujimori. This appointment marked the beginning of increased collaboration between intelligence services and DIRCOTE, with SIN analysts entering to assist in analyzing seized documentation. However, it was later revealed that some …
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