Detention of students of the Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca
In November 1987, the National Police arrested several students of the National University of Cajamarca and other alleged Shining Path supporters, in the context of the presence of the PCP-SL in the university and the counter-subversive response of the State.
In November 1987, the National Police arrested several students from the National University of Cajamarca (UNC) along with other alleged Shining Path supporters. This arrest took place in the context of the presence of the PCP-SL in the university since the late 1970s, when the university student movement was dominated by various leftist political groups. The PCP-SL had managed to gain some followers inside the National University of Cajamarca, and later between 1986-1988 would again carry out proselytizing activities at the institution. The arrests were part of the counter-subversive response that prioritized military and police repression, indiscriminately affecting the population and the labor movement.