Death of Eduardo Nicolás Cruz Sánchez during the Japanese Embassy Hostage Crisis
Eduardo Nicolás Cruz Sánchez, also known as 'Tito', was a member of the MRTA who was captured alive by police officers during the Japanese Embassy hostage crisis. After being handed over to military personnel, he was later found dead near a tunnel connecting the embassy to a nearby house. His death raised questions about the conduct of the military during the operation.
Durante el operativo militar en la Residencia del Embajador Japonés, los policías Raúl Robles Reynoso y Marcial Teodorico Torres Arteaga detuvieron a Eduardo Nicolás Cruz Sánchez (alias "Tito"), miembro del MRTA que intentaba escapar confundido entre los rehenes a través de un túnel. Tras reducirlo y atarlo, lo colocaron en posición decúbito dorsal e informaron a su jefe, el Coronel Jesús Zamudio Aliaga. Posteriormente, un comando no identificado con uniforme y camuflaje extrajo al detenido vivo de la casa número 1 por el túnel y lo trasladó hacia la Residencia del Embajador.