Complete database of events related to the internal armed conflict in Peru, extracted from the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR). 5,159 events documented from 1817 to 2003.
On April 17, 1993, Rafael Salgado Castilla and Gladis Carol Espinoza Gonzáles were detained by the National Police's Division of Investigation of Kidnappings (DIVISE) in Lima, Peru. The operation, led by Commander Filomeno Héctor Enciso Alvarado, aimed to capture the kidnappers of businessman Antonio Furukawa Obara. During the intervention, Salgado …
Rafael Salgado Castilla died on April 17, 1993, allegedly due to multiple tortures suffered during his detention by police officers at the DIVISE offices. The Commission of Truth and Reconciliation has called for the reopening of the investigation into his death, citing evidence of police responsibility and the ineffectiveness of …
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