Arrest and disappearance of a person in Aucayacu
Military personnel detained a person in Aucayacu, Huánuco, on April 8, 1990, who subsequently disappeared. The wife of the disappeared person recounts the trauma and anguish experienced after the arrest.
On April 8, 1990, military personnel detained a person in Aucayacu, department of Huánuco, who subsequently disappeared. The wife of the disappeared person recounts the anguish and trauma experienced after the arrest of her relative. Her testimony reflects the state of shock and uncertainty she experienced: "So what was I supposed to do, I'm shaking, I'm crying [...] and I didn't think he was dead, it seems that I'm seeing them in my sleep". This case is part of the strategy frequently used by State agents during the internal armed conflict, where the detention and subsequent disappearance of people became a systematic practice.