Statement by General Hermoza Ríos denying Army involvement in La Cantuta
General Hermoza Ríos denies Army involvement in La Cantuta case
General Nicolás Hermoza Ríos went before the investigative commission and emphatically denied that the Army had programmed and executed the operation during which the students and the teacher from La Cantuta were detained. This initial denial was later contradicted by the general himself.
Source:
Informe CVR, página 901
Location:
Congreso de la República, Lima, Perú
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