President Alan Garcia's message on prison riots
On June 24, 1986, President Alan Garcia Perez addressed a message to the country condemning terrorism and supporting the Armed Forces after the riots in the Lima and Callao prisons on June 18. Days later, he demanded punishment for those responsible for the acts.
President Alan Garcia Perez addressed a message to the country on June 24, 1986, four days after the riot of terrorist detainees in three prisons in Lima and Callao (Lurigancho, El Fronton and Santa Barbara) occurred on June 18. In his message, the president condemned terrorism and reiterated his support to the Armed Forces for their action against the riot. Three days later, on June 27, the President called for punishment for those responsible with the phrase: 'Either all those responsible leave or I leave'. The government had ordered the Joint Command to have the military justice system carry out the necessary investigations to determine the scope and seriousness of the events of June 21.