Violent suppression of riots in three Lima prisons
Killing of 238 inmates in Lima prisons after Shining Path riot, with extrajudicial executions in Lurigancho and El Frontón
On June 18, 1986, there was a Shining Path riot in the Lurigancho, El Frontón and Santa Bárbara prisons with hostage taking. The Council of Ministers decided to reestablish order with maximum energy, entrusting the task to the Joint Command of the Armed Forces. The repression resulted in the death of 238 inmates: 3 in Santa Barbara, 124 in Lurigancho (extrajudicially executed after surrendering) and 111 in El Fronton. The TRC considers this a reactive and deeply mistaken decision by the Government that created the conditions for the high number of deaths and indications of extrajudicial executions.
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Consejo de Ministros
decision-making body ordering violent response
Comando Conjunto de las FF.AA.
military entity charged with restoring order
Ejército
perpetrator of extrajudicial executions
Marina de Guerra
perpetrator of extrajudicial executions
Fuerza Aérea
perpetrator of extrajudicial executions
Guardia Republicana
perpetrator of extrajudicial executions
Lurigancho
prison facility where 124 inmates were killed
El Frontón
prison facility where 111 inmates were killed
Santa Bárbara
prison facility where 3 inmates were killed
CVR
investigative body analyzing the incident