Arrest of Edmundo Cox Beuzeville
On May 26, 1981, Edmundo Cox Beuzeville was arrested in Sicuani, Canchis, Cuzco, along with other people, accused of being militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This detention occurred during the initial period of the internal armed conflict in the region.
On May 26, 1981, Edmundo Cox Beuzeville was arrested along with other people in the town of Sicuani, province of Canchis, department of Cuzco. They were accused of being militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This arrest took place in the context of the early years of the internal armed conflict, when the PCP-SL was beginning to make its presence felt in the Cuzco region. The province of Canchis, mainly its capital Sicuani, was one of the areas initially affected by subversive actions, including attacks on the Civil Guard barracks and damage to the railroad.