Murder of leader in Huanta (Esmeralda de los Andes)

In April 1992, the brother of the neighborhood leader of the human settlement 'Esmeralda de los Andes' (Huanta) in San Juan de Lurigancho was murdered. This crime was part of the PCP-SL's strategy of eliminating neighborhood leaders in order to take over political spaces in peripheral areas.

In April 1992, the brother of the neighborhood leader of the human settlement 'Esmeralda de los Andes' (Huanta), located in San Juan de Lurigancho, was murdered. This murder took place in the context of a wave of violence against neighborhood leaders in the district during that month. The attack was part of the PCP-SL's strategy to take over political spaces in the peripheral areas of the city. This assassination occurred during a period of intense subversive activity in San Juan de Lurigancho, where multiple assassinations of leaders were registered in different human settlements.

Source: Informe CVR (página 435)
Location: Asentamiento Humano Esmeralda de los Andes (Huanta), San Juan de Lurigancho, Lima, Perú