Kidnapping of Hector Delgado Parker
On October 4, 1989, Hector Delgado Parker, president of TV Channel 5, was kidnapped in Lima by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This kidnapping was part of the strategy of turning Lima into a "sounding board" during the Shining Path's period of "strategic balance".
On October 4, 1989, Hector Delgado Parker, president of TV Channel 5, was kidnapped in Lima. This kidnapping was part of the escalation of violent actions by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the capital during the period known as "strategic balance". The kidnapping of a high-profile media figure like Delgado Parker represented part of the Shining Path strategy of turning Lima into a "sounding board" for their actions and demonstrating their ability to hit significant targets in the capital. This event took place in a context of intensifying violence in Metropolitan Lima, where between the end of 1989 and the first half of 1992 the city became the main battleground for the subversive groups.