Arrest of Edith Lagos
Edith Lagos arrested in Ayacucho, accused of being a Shining Path leader
Edith Lagos Sáez, a former law student at San Martín de Porres University, was arrested in Ayacucho and was accused of being one of the 'four most important leaders of the Shining Path'. Guzman later denied this characterization in an interview with the CVR, pointing out that the press had scandalized and twisted the information about the war.
Actors
Edith Lagos Sáez
detainee, accused Sendero Luminoso leader
Universidad San Martín de Porres
educational institution
Ayacucho
location of detention
Sendero Luminoso
organization accused of membership
Guzmán
interviewed subject denying characterization
Fuerzas del orden
perpetrator, detaining authority
CVR
truth commission conducting interviews