Murder of journalist Luis Morales Ortega
Journalist Luis Morales Ortega was murdered in July 1991 in Huamanga by paramilitary groups. His death was part of a wave of selective assassinations against various sectors of the Ayacucho population during the period of extreme crisis of the internal armed conflict.
Luis Morales Ortega, journalist, was murdered in July 1991 in the city of Huamanga. The crime was perpetrated by paramilitary groups in a context of intense urban violence in Ayacucho. This murder occurred during a period of high paramilitary activity against various sectors of the population, including university professors, students, authorities and journalists. Morales Ortega's case is part of a series of selective murders carried out by paramilitaries or law enforcement agents in civilian clothes against people linked to public institutions and the media in Huamanga.