Murder of Valentín López Molina

Valentin Lopez Molina, director in charge of the Higher Pedagogical Institute of Huancavelica, was murdered on September 14, 1990. The CVR indicates that it is difficult to establish the authorship of this assassination.

Valentín López Molina, director in charge of the Higher Pedagogical Institute of Huancavelica, was murdered on September 14, 1990. The CVR report notes that it is difficult to establish the authorship of this murder, suggesting that it could have been committed by both subversive forces and State agents. This crime occurred in a context of intense violence in Huancavelica, during the 1989-1990 Shining Path offensive aimed at achieving "strategic balance". The murder of López Molina is part of a series of selective assassinations against authorities, leaders and professionals that took place in the city of Huancavelica during that period.

Source: Informe CVR, página 216
Location: Huancavelica, Perú