On March 3, 1982, around 1:30 a.m., combined forces of the National Police entered the General Hospital of Ayacucho and extrajudicially executed three people accused of terrorism who were hospitalized: Jimmy Roussell Wensjoe Mantilla (26 years old), Carlos Vidal Alcántara Chávez (20 years old) and Amílcar Vicente Urbay Ovalle (19 …
On December 29, 1982, through Supreme Decree 068-82-IN, the Peruvian government instructed the Armed Forces to assume internal control in five Ayacucho provinces. This decision marked a turning point in the internal armed conflict, transferring the responsibility of public order control from the National Police to the Armed Forces. The …
On September 26, 1983, army and police forces, in a combined action, entered the capital of Paucarbamba and neighboring towns. During the operation, the forces of order raided houses and took some villagers prisoner. The military and police stole some of the population's property and raped some of the villagers. …
In May 1987, the military and the National Police intensified patrols in the mining centers of central Peru. This intensification of military operations occurred in the context of increasing Shining Path activity in the mining area. Law enforcement continued to arbitrarily detain union leaders during these operations. This increased military …
The IV Board of Directors of the FDCP called for a day of mass mobilization to take land and establish communal enterprises. Thousands of community members from all over the department marched towards the land they claimed as their own. The mobilization was concentrated mainly in Melgar, Azángaro and Carabaya. …
On July 26, 1987, a group of approximately 12 PCP-SL militants took over the Tabacal Cooperative in the district of Cachachi, distributing looted food among the inhabitants. A few minutes later, a squadron of the National Police arrived from their headquarters in Chaquicocha, located just 30 minutes from Tabacal. There …
In November 1987, the National Police arrested several students from the National University of Cajamarca (UNC) along with other alleged Shining Path supporters. This arrest took place in the context of the presence of the PCP-SL in the university since the late 1970s, when the university student movement was dominated …
On July 21, 1988, during a national strike in which the great majority of the mineworkers who blocked the central highway participated, there was a confrontation between members of the National Police and a small group of mothers who had joined the strike. The confrontation escalated when an excited police …
On July 21, 1988, a national mining strike was held with the participation of the great majority of the mining workers, who blocked the central highway. During this demonstration there was a confrontation between members of the National Police and a small group of mothers who had joined the strike. …
Oscar Delgado, a Customs worker, was kidnapped and disappeared on December 14, 1988 in Lima. His disappearance was allegedly attributed to the National Police. Two and a half months after his arrest and disappearance, on February 8, 1989, street demonstrations took place during a strike of state workers protesting for …
The PCP-SL ambushed a National Police troop car in the locality of Rajanya, district of Gorgor, province of Cajatambo. Six policemen were killed in this attack. This was one of the most daring attacks with the greatest repercussions in the area during that period. The ambush was part of the …
On February 8, 1989, seven people were shot and wounded during street demonstrations as part of a strike by state workers over salary demands. The workers were also protesting against the disappearance of customs leader Óscar Delgado Vera, who had been detained and allegedly disappeared by the National Police two …
The first incursion of combined forces (Army and Police) into the UNCP took place. This intervention marked the beginning of a series of military-police operations at the university with the objective of dismantling the subversive activity.
Priests Jorge Alvarez Calderon and Luis Hernot, from Lima, were arrested by members of the national police at the retreat house in Huaura. The bishopric of Huacho, by means of a communiqué, rejected any attempt to link the priests with possible terrorist actions.
Corporal of the National Police Néstor Landeo Lozano was murdered in the interior of the University City in the afternoon. He was found with two shots in the head and then his throat was savagely slit. This was the first member of the forces of law and order to be …
In the early morning of April 20, 1989, joint army and police forces again entered the universities of San Marcos and La Cantuta, arresting more than 500 people. During the process that led to the military intervention (1991-2000), the government proceeded to produce a counter-subversive manual, in which San Marcos …
The Army and the police intervened twice on the campus of the Universidad Nacional del Centro in May 1989 in search of subversive elements. This intervention took place in a context of increasing violence at the university, where the Shining Path PCP had murdered three university students on the same …
In the months of May and June 1989, the PCP-SL called regional "armed strikes" which paralyzed all activities and prevented the normal supply of products to the capital. The strike with the greatest impact was carried out on May 10, 11 and 12 in the departments of Junin, Pasco and …
In May 1989 municipal elections were held in Villa El Salvador despite attempts by the PCP-SL to sabotage them. The elections were held with the majority support of the population and the guarantees requested from the National Police. Izquierda Unida (IU) easily won the municipal elections in the district. This …
The PCP-SL called regional armed strikes in May and June 1989 which paralyzed all activities and prevented the normal supply of products to the capital. The strike with the greatest impact was carried out on May 10, 11 and 12 in the departments of Junín, Pasco and Huánuco. On May …
On May 11, 1989, the Army and the National Police intervened twice at the National University of Central Peru (UNCP) in search of terrorist elements. The intervention took place due to the distribution of flyers announcing an armed strike on the 10th, 11th and 12th in the department of Junin. …
On May 11, 1989, the Army and the National Police intervened twice at the National University of Central Peru in search of terrorist elements. The intervention took place due to the distribution of flyers announcing an armed strike on the 10th, 11th and 12th in the department of Junin. In …
On July 8, 1989, the National Police violently intervened with firearms and tear gas at an assembly being held at the premises of the Federation of Civil Construction Workers. The police intervention left one worker dead, identified as Manuel Maman Romeno, and four wounded by gunshot. This event was part …
On August 1, 1989, the National Police violently repressed a march of doctors who were on strike over labor demands. The repression was particularly brutal, using pellets to break up the demonstrations. The Medical Federation denounced more than fifty cases of workers who were blinded by the use of pellets …
On October 8, 1989, in a military operation in the mining center of Julcani, Santiago Lizana Acha was killed with a bullet in the head. This act of violence was perpetrated by the military during raids in the mining centers of Huancavelica. The acts of violence provoked by the military …
On November 7, 1989, the Peruvian government declared the strike call by the Mining Federation illegal. Simultaneously, the National Police raided several homes of workers and union leaders in the mining center of La Oroya. As part of the repressive measures, the right to assembly in the mining centers was …
On May 9, 1990, members of the Special Operations Directorate of the National Police arrested eight residents in the communities of Pimachi, Aco and Huanri: José Chávez Loli, José Beltrán, Cornelio Abad Ediolino, Elfer Abad Casimiro, Roberto Loli Marzano, Ambrosio Surco Cama, Celestino Martínez Gavino and Orlando Anastasio Soberan. The …
Police raids in Huaycán were carried out intermittently until March and April 1991, as part of the combined law enforcement operations in the human settlements of the Eastern Zone. These operations had begun in 1987, when nearly 300 settlers were detained in two successive raids. In 1991, military bases were …
During the Second Statutory Congress of the Urban Self-Managed Community of Huaycán, the Shining Path PCP suffered a significant political defeat. The congress delegates agreed not to entrust their security to the PCP-SL, but to organize themselves in mass self-defense against drug addiction, delinquency and violence. In response to this …
In April 1991, the PCP-SL ambushed a patrol of the III Region of the National Police in Quebrada Honda, Sayapullo district, Cajabamba province. The attack resulted in the death of 9 policemen. This event is framed in the period of highest intensity of violence in the region, when the PCP-SL …
During the Second Statutory Congress of the CUAH (Comunidad Urbana Autogestionaria de Huaycán) in April 1991, the Shining Pathists were politically defeated by the delegates. The delegates agreed to organize in "mass self-defense" against drug addiction, delinquency and violence. In response to this political defeat, the PCP-SL called an armed …
In April 1991, during the Second Statutory Congress of the Urban Self-Managed Community of Huaycán, the Shining Path PCP suffered a political defeat when the delegates agreed not to entrust their security to the PCP-SL, but to organize themselves in mass self-defense against drug addiction, delinquency and violence. In response …
In April 1991, during the Second Statutory Congress of the CUAH, the Shining Pathists were politically defeated by the delegates, who agreed to organize themselves in "mass self-defense" against drug addiction, delinquency and violence. In response to this political defeat, the PCP-SL called for an armed strike on April 29-30, …
In November 1991, during an indefinite strike by Centromín Perú workers over delays in payments, the military from the Marcavalle base intercepted a demonstration in the streets of La Oroya and arrested all the leaders and delegates leading the demonstration, accusing them of being terrorists. Among those arrested was Emiliano …
A female affiant was arrested on November 27, 1991 in the district of Lima. During her detention, she was subjected to sexual violence and torture. The events occurred in the context of detentions carried out by law enforcement forces during the internal armed conflict. The declarant was subsequently transferred to …
In December 1991, law enforcement forces conducted coordinated operations in the area between the international airport and the district of Ventanilla in Callao. In two operations by the Navy and one by the police forces, 20 presumed Shining Path members were captured. These operations were part of the State's response …
On December 24, 1991, the MRTA carried out a second takeover of the town of Juanjui under the command of (c) Rolando, who had escaped from prison in July 1990, and (c) Evaristo. At five o'clock in the morning, the MRTA momentarily controlled Juanjui with the seizure of the police …
In 1992, businessman Samuel Dyer Ampudia was illegally detained by members of the National Police and the Army Intelligence Service in Peru. This arrest took place in the context of a hardening of State actions against subversive organizations following the breakdown of constitutional order by President Alberto Fujimori. The new …
María Elena Pacheco was detained and transferred to DINCOTE by National Police personnel in 1992. During her detention at the DINCOTE facilities, she was subjected to sexual violence and other abuses. Pacheco's case is part of a systematic pattern of rape and torture that occurred in DINCOTE during the internal …
Combined forces of the Army and National Police raided the community of Apiza in order to search for members of the PCP-SL. Approximately 100 troops under the command of Lieutenant EP 'Aquiles' gathered 32 people including men, women and children in a house owned by Víctor Penadillo. They interrogated them …
On April 5, 1992, at 10:30 p.m., the Constitutional President Alberto Fujimori Fujimori, with the support of the police, announces the dissolution of the National Parliament and the total reorganization of the Judicial Power, the National Council of the Magistracy (CNM), the Court of Constitutional Guarantees and the Public Prosecutor's …
On April 14, 1992, a raid was carried out at Castro Castro prison in the presence of prosecutors and members of the International Committee of the Red Cross, after a previous unsuccessful attempt that forced the National Police to sign a compromise agreement with the Shining Path inmates.
Decree Law No. 25475, promulgated on May 6, 1992, established the typification and penalization of the crime of terrorism, as well as the procedures for investigation, instruction and trial. This norm was part of the new anti-terrorist legislation imposed days after the coup d'état of April 1992, granting broad attributions …
In July 1992, the lifeless body of mining leader Donato Bernal was found near the Peruvian Club of La Oroya. The murder occurred in a context of intense repression against mining union leaders in the central region of Peru. The alleged perpetrators of the murder are allegedly members of the …
Nancy Pimentel Cuellar, a student at the Enrique Guzmán y Valle University of Education, was arrested at her home in the early hours of October 10, 1992 by members of the Armed Forces, who beat her before taking her to DINCOTE. She was taken to the third floor of the …
On November 5, 1992, Juan Maya Montoya was arrested in the district of Chalhuanca, province of Aimaraes, department of Apurimac, when he went to receive his salary. A combination of the army and the police took him to DINCOTE where he was disappeared without giving any reason to his family. …
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 …
During the early hours of October 15, 1993, the National Police searched several properties used by the MRTA. In the Aurora Urbanization in Surquillo, they arrested Fortunata Leyva Quispe, Jaime Sebastián Castillo Petruzzi, Heber Celso Oliva Zelada (Chileans), Segundo Nemesio Alva Marín and the 15-year-old minor Juan Llacta Sacha. In …
On November 2, 1993, the magazine Sí reported that in the early morning of July 18, 1992, the ten bodies of the victims of La Cantuta were initially buried in a hollow located at kilometer 1.5 of the Ramiro Prialé Highway (Huachipa) used by the National Police as a shooting …
In February 1994, members of the National Police murdered Santiago Lizana Acha, a mine worker, with a bullet to the head in the mining center of Julcani, Huancavelica. The police accused him of being a terrorist. This murder occurred in a context of repression against mine workers and union leaders …
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