Assassination of Journalist Hugo Bustíos Saavedra
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission reported that members of the Peruvian security forces stationed at the Castropampa Barracks in Huanta were responsible for the assassination of journalist Hugo Bustíos Saavedra and the serious injury of journalist Eduardo Rojas Arce. These acts, committed against individuals not directly involved in the internal armed conflict, were deemed serious violations of the Geneva Conventions. The report identified a Major known as 'Ojos de Gato' and a Sergeant known as 'Centurión' as the main perpetrators.
El 24 de noviembre, en el caserío de Erapata, cerca a Huanta, miembros del EP encapuchados secuestran y asesinan a balazos al periodista Hugo Bustíos Saavedra, corresponsal de la revista Caretas. El periodista Eduardo Rojas Arce, que acompañaba a Bustíos, resultó herido de bala y logró huir del lugar. Rojas contrajo SIDA por transfusiones de sangre realizadas para tratar sus heridas y murió dos años después.