Abduction of David Vera Ballón
Members of the MRTA kidnapped mining businessman David Vera Ballón on January 24, 1993 in Lima. This abduction is part of the subversive actions of the MRTA in the Peruvian capital during the period of the internal armed conflict.
On January 24, 1993, members of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) kidnapped mining businessman David Vera Ballón. This kidnapping took place in a context of intense subversive activity in Metropolitan Lima, although already after the capture of Abimael Guzmán in September 1992. The kidnapping of the mining businessman was part of the MRTA's actions in the capital, which included kidnappings of personalities for political and economic purposes.