The Arms Show. Unprecedented Police Deployment That Could Have Ended in Tragedy Was Prepared by the SIN and the Armed Forces
The order was to prepare "as if for a July 28 parade" — combat uniforms, oiled weapons, and live ammunition. About 20 loudspeakers were rented. After the incidents, the police officers protested: they had been used as cannon fodder. From January 17, when the government's interlocutor, Minister Domingo Palermo, read a statement refusing to discuss the MRTA's main demand — the release of prisoners — a sharp shift in the government's position became evident. Published January 30, 1997.