Attack against the President of the JNE Domingo García Rada
Alleged members of the PCP-SL machine-gunned the vehicle of the president of the JNE, Domingo García Rada, leaving him wounded and causing the death of his driver. The attack occurred during the 1985 general elections as part of the Shining Path's anti-electoral campaign.
On April 24, 1985, alleged members of the PCP-SL (Shining Path) machine-gunned the vehicle of the then president of the National Jury of Elections (JNE), Domingo Garcia Rada. The attack wounded the president of the JNE and killed his driver. This attack took place in the context of the 1985 general elections, during an anti-electoral campaign of the PCP-SL that included attacks on party premises and political cadres. The event was part of a broader strategy of political violence aimed at sabotaging the democratic electoral process.