In September 1980, tensions escalated between different police institutions in Peru, particularly involving the Guardia Civil (GC) and the Policía de Investigaciones del Perú (PIP). The conflict was sparked by General Balaguer's unauthorized public statements, leading to a near-rebellion within the CG. The situation resulted in a standoff, with police …
Four men and a woman hikers took over the university canteen, distributed leaflets on 'guerrilla warfare' and solicited economic support. Hours later, members of the Republican Guard and the Peruvian Investigative Police entered the university campus in response to this action.
In 1983, the Peruvian government established the Dirección Contra el Terrorismo (DIRCOTE) as a specialized unit within the Policía de Investigaciones del Perú. This move was formalized by ministerial resolution N.° 140-83-IN/PI on July 5, 1983, elevating the unit to the same level as DIRSEG. DIRCOTE was tasked with investigating …
On July 7, 1984, Rigoberto Tenorio Roca, 2nd non-commissioned officer of the Peruvian Army and pre-military instruction teacher at the Gonzales Vigil school in Huanta, was intervened by Marines when he was traveling from Huanta to Huamanga in a bus belonging to the Hidalgo company, at approximately 2:00 p.m. in …
On July 19, 1984, Santiago Felipe Loayza Cahuana, teacher and Director of Girls' Educational Center No. 38271 in the Huamanguilla district, was detained by members of the Peruvian Investigative Police (former PIP) and the Marine Infantry when he was on his way to the city of Huamanga with his son …
On July 28, 1984, César Arana Alcazar, 20 years old, student of the State School 'González Vigil' of Huanta, was detained by members of the security forces when he was in the General Hospital of Huanta recovering from bullet wounds he had sustained during the assault on his home on …
In the early hours of August 2, 1984, the home of Julia Sulca Viuda de Ayala, mother of journalist Jaime Ayala, was allegedly raided by members of the Investigative Police. During the raid, her son Eduardo Ayala Sulca was kicked in the back and another in the face, causing a …
On September 14, 1984, an attack was carried out against a delegation of the Peruvian Investigative Police (PIP) in the Lima district of Villa Maria del Triunfo. This attack was part of a wave of terrorist attacks that again affected the capital during that month. The context of this attack …
On August 29, 1985, the exhumation and removal of corpses was carried out in Pucayacu, with the presence of the Instructing Judge of Huanta Félix Bautista Barzola, the Provincial Prosecutor Simón Palomino Vargas, members of the Peruvian Investigation Police and the denouncing relatives. A rectangular grave of three meters long …
Alberto Burgos, an agent of the Peruvian Investigative Police who worked in the Directorate against Terrorism (DIRCOTE), was killed by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso as part of its campaign of selective annihilations against members of the forces of law and order.
On June 8, 1990, the husband of a woman, who was a professor at the Universidad Nacional del Centro, was detained by the Policía de Investigaciones del Perú (PIP) in Huancayo. During her interrogation, the woman was subjected to inappropriate behavior by the police. This event is part of a …
In 2002, the Peruvian Investigative Police (PIP) established a division to address subversive activities, initially located in Chorrillos. The division faced significant logistical and financial challenges, starting with minimal resources. Shortly after its formation, the division was renamed División de Policía Antisubversiva (DIPAS) and relocated to Miraflores, continuing to struggle …
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