Murder of Heriberto Arroyo Mio
Presumed paramilitaries assassinated Heriberto Arroyo Mío, IU deputy, in Chaclacayo on April 27, 1989. This crime is part of the wave of political violence against authorities and leaders in the eastern zone of Lima.
On April 27, 1989, alleged paramilitaries assassinated Heriberto Arroyo Mío, deputy of Izquierda Unida (IU) in Chaclacayo. This assassination occurred in the context of the incursion of the forces of law and order and paramilitary groups in the Eastern Zone of Metropolitan Lima. The crime took place during a period of intensified political violence in the area, where both subversive groups and counterinsurgent forces were operating. Arroyo Mío's murder is part of a series of attacks against authorities and political leaders that characterized this period of the internal armed conflict.