Murder of Maza brothers in Nunumia
The Maza brothers were murdered in 1988 in Nunumia by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, accused of cattle rustling. This act was part of the Shining Path's strategy of executing people of 'anti-social behavior' to gain popular support.
In 1988, the Maza brothers were murdered in the town of Nunumia by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. They were accused of cattle rustling by the subversive organization. This murder was part of a series of executions of people considered 'undesirable' or of 'anti-social behavior' that the PCP-SL carried out in the Nunumia, Cochas, Paca and Colpa basins, in the provinces of Bolognesi and Ocros between 1987 and 1988. These murders of abigeos, womanizers and others accused of common crimes generated widespread sympathy in the communities, which perceived these actions as true justice in the face of the inoperability of the legal system and the police.