Attempted kidnapping of Humberto Paredes
On September 28, 1989, a group of unknown persons attempted to kidnap Humberto Paredes, a PUM (Partido Unificado Mariateguista) militant and Izquierda Unida (United Left) candidate for mayor of Comas. The kidnapping attempt occurred in a context of increasing political violence in the northern area of Metropolitan Lima. It is …