Members of the MRTA, along with unidentified terrorists, attacked the INCAFOR SA camp in San Ignacio. They used firearms and dynamite to destroy heavy machinery, domestic items, and company housing. The attack resulted in the deaths of workers Enrique Reyna Cruz and Narciso Agurto Guevara. The accused were later acquitted …
At approximately 11:30 p.m., the INCAFOR S.A. camp, located in San Ignacio, was the victim of an explosive attack that killed two workers (Enrique Reyna Cruz and Narciso Agurto Guevara), injured several people and caused serious material damage. The following day, police officers arbitrarily detained ten residents of San Ignacio, …
The day after the attack against INCAFOR, police officers arbitrarily detained ten residents of San Ignacio: Wigberto Vásquez Vásquez, Plácido Alvarado Campos, Víctor Morales Labán, Crisanto Velásquez Flores, Guillermo Granda Rodríguez, Guillermo Oyola Cornejo, Javier García Huamán, Benjamín García Huamán, Daniel Cruz Bautista and Samuel Huamán Huamán. Several of them …
On 27 June 1992, ten residents of San Ignacio, who were actively defending the local forests, were arbitrarily detained following an attack on the company INCAFOR S.A. Víctor Morales Labán, one of the detainees, recounted being forcibly taken from his workplace by police officers and accused of involvement in an …
In June 1992, detainees in San Ignacio, Peru, reported being subjected to severe mistreatment and torture by police officers. The detainees, including Víctor Morales Labán, were allegedly forced to sign documents without legal representation and were physically abused. These events were later investigated by the Commission of Truth and Reconciliation, …
On 27 June 1992, reports of arbitrary detentions and human rights violations emerged in the district of San Ignacio, Peru. The Congress Constituent Democratic (CCD) tasked its Human Rights and Pacification Commission to investigate these allegations. The investigation concluded that the detentions were unjust and that there was a lack …
In July 1992, police practices in San Ignacio, Peru, came under scrutiny when it was revealed that officers were fabricating seizure records. A notable incident involved the detention of Victor Morales Laban, where items such as dynamite detonators and communist pamphlets were seized. The practice was further corroborated by Dr. …
The Eighth Specialized Criminal Court of Chiclayo opened an investigation against the ten residents of San Ignacio arrested on June 27, accusing them of the crime of terrorism against the State. The opening order stated that they had seized dynamite, explosives, PCP pamphlets and other items. Despite the fact that …
The Eighth Criminal Prosecutor's Office of Chiclayo issued an opinion stating that the defendants were criminally responsible for committing the crime of terrorism. This opinion contradicted the evidence that would later lead to the acquittal of the defendants, and was part of the irregular judicial process followed against the defenders …
The Superior Prosecutor of Lambayeque indicted the defendants for the crimes of terrorism, homicide, serious injuries, minor injuries, robbery and damages. He stated that the defendants and other unidentified terrorists belonging to MRTA entered the INCAFOR camp with firearms and dynamite, proceeding to set fire to machinery and houses, and …
The plenary of the Democratic Constituent Congress charged the Human Rights and Pacification Commission with investigating the arbitrary detentions and human rights violations that occurred on June 27, 1992 in the district of San Ignacio. To investigate the case, five congressmen traveled to Chiclayo, holding interviews with judicial and police …
In 1993, eleven campesinos were arbitrarily detained in San Ignacio, Peru, following a legal dispute over forest exploitation contracts. The controversy involved the company INCAFOR, which was accused of violating forest laws by engaging in extraction activities under the guise of reforestation commitments. The case highlighted economic ties between the …
The Commission of Human Rights and Pacification reported on the arbitrary detention and human rights violations of popular leaders in San Ignacio, Cajamarca. The report, approved on 26 February 1993, highlighted the misuse of anti-terrorism laws leading to unjust detentions. It called for a comprehensive review of legislation to prevent …
The plenary of the Democratic Constituent Congress unanimously approved the conclusions of the report of the Human Rights and Pacification Commission on the San Ignacio case. The conclusions determined that the facts did not involve the crime of terrorism, that the existence of torture could not be definitively ruled out, …
In 1993, several community leaders and activists from San Ignacio, Cajamarca, were arbitrarily detained and accused of various charges. The incident was investigated by the Commission of Human Rights and Peace, which reported on the violations of human rights experienced by these individuals. The report was approved by the plenary …
In Lambayeque, 17 members of the Frente de Defensa de los Bosques de San Ignacio are victims of torture by the Peruvian National Police. This case represents the repression against environmental and community defense organizations.
The Specialized Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice of Lambayeque issued a sentence acquitting the eleven defendants. The Court considered that the National Police proceeded in an unusual manner and without a correct evaluation of facts and evidence, that it was not established with certainty that the defendants were …
The Criminal Court of San Ignacio opened an investigation against Major PNP César Coquis Coz, Captain PNP Antonio Benavides Samalvides and Sub Officer 3ª Óscar Rafael Villacrés Costa for the crime of abuse of authority against eleven forest defenders who had been arbitrarily detained. The judge determined that the detainees …
The San Ignacio Criminal Court issued its Final Report determining that the crimes of abuse of authority and injury were proven, and that the accused César Coquis Coz, Antonio Benavides Samalvides and Óscar Rafael Villacrés Costa were criminally responsible. This report confirmed the human rights violations committed against the forest …
The Third Superior Prosecutor's Office of the Judicial District of Lambayeque filed a substantial accusation against César Coquis Coz, Antonio Benavides Samalvides and Óscar Rafael Villacrés Costa for the crimes of abuse of authority and injuries. The Prosecutor's Office requested that each of them be sentenced to 2 years of …
The Third Specialized Criminal Court of the Superior Court of Justice of Lambayeque declared the amnesty exception founded in the process against the three police officers prosecuted for abuse of authority and injuries against the defenders of the San Ignacio forests. This decision was made in application of Law 26479, …