Shining Path threat against journalist Luis Morales
Shining Path threatens to kill journalist Morales if he does not disseminate his communiqués
In 1986, journalist Luis Morales Ortega received a death threat from the PCP-Sendero Luminoso urging him to disseminate a communiqué announcing upcoming 'executions' against six people considered 'undesirable'. The letter ended by threatening him: 'if you don't listen, you will be number 6'. The communiqué was signed by the 'SL Execution Committee'. This shows that Morales was pressured by both law enforcement and the Shining Path because of his independent journalistic work.