Beginning of the judicial process - exhumation of corpses in Uchuraccay
On January 30, 1983, the first judicial proceeding in the Uchuraccay case took place with the exhumation of the bodies of the murdered journalists, marking the formal beginning of the judicial process. Judge Hugo Molina of Huamanga took cognizance of the case and evidence of the crime was found, although there were no immediate arrests.
On January 30, 1983, the judicial process for the Uchuraccay massacre formally began with the exhumation of the bodies of the eight journalists and other victims. The examining magistrate of Huamanga, Dr. Hugo Molina, took cognizance of the case even though Uchuraccay was not in his jurisdiction. The diligence was ordered by PIP Colonel Victor Pizarro de los Santos, following instructions from General Clemente Noel Moral, due to the absence of the examining magistrate of Huanta and the arrival of experts from Lima. During this first judicial diligence, conclusive evidence of the crime was found, such as an axe with remains of blood and a pot with blood and remains of encephalic mass in the house of the Lieutenant Governor, Fortunato Gavilán, although no immediate arrests were made.