Slaughter in Canto Grande prison
Police intervention 'Mudanza Uno' in the Canto Grande prison that resulted in the murder of 35 inmates accused of terrorism, including important leaders of the PCP-SL and Socorro Popular. The operation was aimed at transferring more than 100 women prisoners to the Chorrillos prison.
On May 9, 1992, a police intervention called "Mudanza Uno" took place in the Shining Path wards of the Canto Grande prison with the objective of transferring more than 100 women to the Chorrillos prison. The operation resulted in the murder of 35 inmates accused of terrorism. Among the victims were Hugo Deodato Juárez Cruzatt, member of the Political Bureau of the PCP-SL, and the leaders of Socorro Popular, Yovanka Pardavé Trujillo and Tito Valle Travesaño. This massacre took place in a context of military polarization and just three days later, on May 12, the government promulgated the so-called Law of Repentance while the massacre was still reverberating in public opinion.