Union leaders in Huancavelica charged with terrorism
In June 1989, mining businessmen in Huancavelica publicly accused union leaders of being terrorists through the media, which resulted in their detention and torture by the military.
In June 1989, the mining businessmen of Huancavelica used the media to accuse all the leaders of the mining unions in the region of being terrorists. This public accusation provoked the military to arrest and torture the accused union leaders. The accusations took place in a context of labor conflict and intensified military presence in the mining centers of Castrovirreyna and Churcampa provinces. These actions were part of a broader strategy of repression against the mining union movement in the region, which had already been affected by arbitrary detentions and mistreatment since the installation of military bases in 1989.