Escape of 47 MRTA prisoners from Castro Castro prison
Massive escape of 47 MRTA prisoners from Castro Castro prison through a tunnel, including its main leaders Víctor Polay Campos and Alberto Gálvez Olaechea. The event occurred on July 9, 1990.
On July 9, 1990, 47 prisoners of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) escaped from the Castro Castro prison through a tunnel. Among the escapees were Víctor Polay Campos and Alberto Gálvez Olaechea, two of the main leaders of the MRTA. This massive escape represented a significant blow to the security of the Peruvian prison system and allowed the top leadership of the MRTA to resume their subversive activities in freedom. The event occurred in a context of intensified subversive actions in Metropolitan Lima.