PCP-SL prisoners riot in three Lima prisons
PCP-SL prison riot in three Lima prisons results in 244 deaths after law enforcement intervention
On June 18, 1986, prisoners accused of belonging to the PCP-SL rioted and took some hostages in three prisons in Lima: Santa Barbara (women's prison), Lurigancho and El Frontón, trying to avoid being transferred to Miguel Castro Castro prison. The government delegated to the forces of law and order the restitution of the principle of authority. The riot resulted in the death of 244 people. This event generated pronouncements by the IU National Directive Committee and declarations by Alfonso Barrantes on the need to reestablish order without violating legal norms.
