Cold, Hot, Cold
From that point on, only Monsignor Cipriani has had any contact with the assailants, and it is said that Minister Palermo sent a letter to Cerpa reiterating that he must release 50 people before dialogue can resume. Some commentators also say that the letter may have expressed that rather than seeking a confrontation with President Alberto Fujimori — which would be disproportionate — a clear gesture, highly valued, would have been, for example, the release of the president's brother (Pedro Fujimori). Published January 9, 1997.