Teacher murdered in Pomacocha
A teacher was murdered in Pomacocha on September 23, 1982 for refusing to read a subversive proclamation of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This crime was part of the campaign to eliminate authorities and opponents carried out by the PCP-SL in the area.
On September 23, 1982, a teacher was murdered in Pomacocha by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The teacher was executed after refusing to read a subversive proclamation demanded by the Shining Path militants. This murder was part of a series of executions of authorities and people accused of "snitching" or opposing the directives of the PCP-SL during that period. The fact occurred in the context of the Shining Path strategy of 'beating the countryside' and eliminating those they considered 'enemies' of the movement.