Statement by Javier Alva Orlandini on generals and PCP-SL
Javier Alva Orlandini publicly declared that "the generals of the first and second phase encourage and participate in the acts of the PCP-SL", generating political controversy about the military role in the anti-subversive struggle.
Javier Alva Orlandini made a public statement in which he affirmed that "the generals of the first and second phase encourage and participate in the acts of the PCP-SL". This statement was made in the context of a political debate on the role of the Armed Forces in the anti-subversive struggle. Minister Luis Pércovich Roca had previously exposed in the Senate about the Oropesa case. Alva Orlandini's statements were part of the political tensions of the moment regarding the military strategy against Shining Path.