Start of oral proceedings against Osmán Morote
Beginning of the oral proceedings in a public hearing against Osmán Morote Barrionuevo, number two of the PCP-SL, who had been captured by DIRCOTE on June 12, 1988 in Lima.
On June 27, 1988, the oral trial against Osmán Morote Barrionuevo, who had been captured on June 12 of that year by the DIRCOTE in Lima, began in a public hearing. Morote was considered the number two in the hierarchy of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL). His capture represented a significant blow against the command structure of the subversive organization. The judicial process took place in the context of an intensification of the anti-subversive struggle by Alan Garcia's government.
Actors
Osmán Morote Barrionuevo
defendant, senior leader of PCP-SL
PCP-SL
subversive organization
DIRCOTE
law enforcement agency that captured the defendant
Lima
location where defendant was captured and trial took place
Partido Comunista del Perú - Sendero Luminoso
subversive organization
Alan García Pérez
government leader overseeing counter-subversive operations