Assassination of Sub Prefect Sotomayor
On January 5, 1988, at 6:00 a.m., Mr. Sotomayor, Sub Prefect of the Province of Sanchez Carrion, was assassinated in Huamachuco. The crime occurred in a context where both the PCP-SL and the police forces committed assassinations, generating doubts about the real authorship of the crime.
On January 5, 1988, at 6:00 a.m., Mr. Sotomayor, Sub Prefect of the Province of Sanchez Carrion, was assassinated in Huamachuco. This assassination occurred in a context of increasing violence in the region, where both the PCP-SL and the police forces committed violent acts against authorities and civilians. Many locals claim that the police committed murders blaming the PCP-SL for their actions, which generates uncertainty about the real authorship of this crime. The assassination of the Sub Prefect is part of a systematic strategy of eliminating local authorities that developed in the area during the internal armed conflict.