Subpoena of former ministers to the Senate on Barrios Altos
Senate summoned former ministers for Barrios Altos; denied military participation despite intelligence evidence
On November 10, 1991, the Senate Human Rights Commission summoned former Ministers of the Interior and Defense, Generals Juan Briones Davila and Victor Malca Villanueva, to report on the Barrios Altos massacre. The ministers presented three hypotheses about the perpetrators (Shining Path, MRTA or outside organizations) but categorically denied the participation of law enforcement forces. Senator Javier Diez Canseco exhibited military intelligence documents that revealed previous surveillance of the building.