Abimael, the SIN, and Pinto Cárdenas
Now that, thanks to the ruling by Supreme Court judge Javier Villa Stein, Colonel Alberto Pinto Cárdenas has been released and denies his ties to the Colina group, we recall here an episode that illustrates his closeness to the imprisoned former advisor Vladimiro Montesinos. This is the story of the night on which the SIN attempted to "appropriate" the capture of Abimael Guzmán and he played an important role.