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Why should a Commission that has been driven by national public opinion and the international community to solve the problem of the innocent have had to begin reviewing cases of …
We insist: among the thousands of those wanted for terrorism there are many innocent people. If the Ad Hoc Pardons Commission was driven by public opinion to solve the problem …
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Capture of Camilo Santos Vera in Cajabamba
In August 1996, the police managed to capture Camilo Santos Vera, also known as Pedro Sánchez Flores or "Camilo", in the city of Cajabamba. This police intervention was the result of police intelligence work, where the information provided by some repentants was crucial. The capture of this important Shining Path …
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Murder of eight repentants in Shamiro
Ronderos from Naranjillo killed eight repentant people in Shamiro in November 1995. This occurred in the context of the application of the law of repentance, which had been increasingly successful between 1993 and 1994 in the region. Some repentants were subsequently killed by the peasant patrols themselves, as also happened …
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Law No. 26508 on the treason of repentant persons
Law No. 26508, enacted on July 21, 1995, criminalized acts of terrorism committed by people who had previously benefited from the repentance laws as treason. This law was part of the anti-terrorist legislation enacted during the government of Alberto Fujimori, specifically in the post-coup period of 1992. The law was …
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Ruling of the Special Military Judge against MRTA repentants
On June 30, 1995, the Special Military Judge sentenced Emilio Villalobos Alva and Gregorio Benigno Cuba Vega to 25 years imprisonment. He also sentenced the repentant defendants with Codes No. B1A000133, B1A000087, B1A000089 and B1A000090 to 30 years of imprisonment, but due to the incidents of repentance, their sentences were …
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End of second phase of Operation Aries
The second phase of Operation Aries took place from mid-June to July 1994 on the left bank of the Huallaga River. Unlike the first phase, in this stage the commandos were accompanied by repentants who pointed out the location of the Shining Path committees and weapons. The armed forces again …
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Second phase of Operation Aries
The second phase of Operation Aries took place from mid-June to July 1994 on the left bank of the Huallaga River. Unlike the first phase, which used only information from repentants, in this second phase the commandos were directly accompanied by repentants, who pointed out the location of the committees, …
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End of presentation of repentants at the Tingo Maria barracks
Between February 27 and April 4, 1994, in little more than a month, more than two thousand repentants presented themselves before the Tingo Maria barracks. This process was part of the counter-subversive strategy implemented by the armed forces in Alto Huallaga, which included the law of repentance for PCP-SL commanders. …
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Presentation of repentants in Tingo Maria
Between February 27 and April 4, 1994, in little more than a month, more than two thousand repentants presented themselves at the Tingo Maria barracks. This massive phenomenon of repentance occurred in the context of the counter-subversive offensive in Alto Huallaga, after the capture of important Shining Path leaders such …
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Murder of two repentants in Las Palmas
In February 1994, ronderos from Las Palmas killed two people who had taken advantage of the law of repentance. This occurred in the context of the implementation of the repentance law, which was increasingly successful between 1993 and 1994 in the region. The repentants were people who had left the …
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Capture of Lucero Cumpa
In September 1992, the MRTA National Directorate ordered Lucero Cumpa to return from Germany to assume the General Command of the Northeastern Front (FNO). When she was captured in May 1993, Antonio was left in sole command of the FNO and took refuge in the Pongo de Caynarachi due to …
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Military offensive of the Huallaga Front against MRTA
Beginning in August 1992, the Huallaga Front of the Peruvian Army developed a systematic military offensive against the MRTA in the department of San Martin. This offensive took place in a context where the MRTA had already lost the support of the local population due to abuses in the collection …