Murder of the aprista provincial mayor of Satipo Fidel Juárez Torres
On January 23, 1989, Fidel Juarez Torres, provincial mayor of Satipo, Junin, was assassinated. This crime is part of the year with the highest number of elected officials murdered during the internal armed conflict.
On January 23, 1989, the Aprista provincial mayor of Satipo, Fidel Juarez Torres, was assassinated. This crime took place in a context of intensifying political violence in the department of Junín during 1989. The assassination was part of a systematic campaign against elected authorities, with 1989 being the year with the highest number of elected authorities assassinated according to the CVR report, with 75 cases representing 32% of the total. The attack against Juarez Torres is part of the strategy of elimination of State representatives by subversive groups.