Shining Path leader Antonio Diaz Martinez captured
DIRCOTE captured Antonio Diaz Martinez, founding leader of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, the first time a prominent figure of this subversive organization was captured.
DIRCOTE (Directorate Against Terrorism) captured Antonio Diaz Martinez, who was a leader of the PCP-SL (Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path) since its beginnings. The Minister of the Interior pointed out that, with the capture of Antonio Diaz Martinez, for the first time, a prominent figure of the PCP-SL was captured. This capture represented an important milestone in the Peruvian government's counter-subversive struggle, being the first high-ranking Shining Path leader to fall into the hands of the authorities.
Actors
Perú
country where the capture occurred and where the government conducted counter-subversive operations
Antonio Díaz Martínez
founding leader of PCP-Sendero Luminoso, arrested
DIRCOTE
law enforcement agency that captured the subject
PCP-Sendero Luminoso
subversive organization led by the arrested individual