Assassination of Pujas authorities by PCP-SL
PCP-SL assassinates Pujas authorities accusing them of snitching
In Pujas, the traditional authorities were accused of being informers by the PCP-SL and killed. This was part of the PCP-SL's strategy to remove and eliminate the old state authorities in the areas they sought to control. The authorities were executed as part of the process of establishing popular committees in the area.