Who Are the Chileans in the MRTA?
The official account of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights' request for a new trial — not for their release — for Chilean MRTA terrorists naturally caused displeasure; although those individuals, through due process and in accordance with the law, would undoubtedly receive life sentences regardless. But the uproar caused by the misinformation left in the shadows the nature of the crimes and the background of the Chileans imprisoned in Peru. The following report paints a full picture of the four individuals and their long journey along the paths of armed struggle in Chile, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Peru.