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SOCOS MASSACRE, AYACUCHO
1983
SOCOS MASSACRE, AYACUCHO
1983
SOCOS MASSACRE, AYACUCHO
1983
SOCOS MASSACRE, AYACUCHO
1983
SOCOS MASSACRE, AYACUCHO
1983
SOCOS MASSACRE, AYACUCHO
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Supreme Court confirms Socos ruling
The Second Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of the Republic declared that all aspects of the conviction for the Socos massacre were not null and void. The Supreme Court confirmed the prison and disqualification sentences imposed on the eleven members of the Civil Guard responsible for the murder of …
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Conviction for the Socos massacre
The First Mixed Chamber of the Correctional Court of Ayacucho sentenced eleven members of the Civil Guard for the murder of 32 inhabitants of Socos. The sentences ranged from 10 to 25 years in prison. The police officers were found to have executed the peasants, tampered with evidence and persecuted …
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Murder of witnesses and whistleblowers in Socos
Two days after the massacre, in retaliation for the denunciations, police officers executed teacher Victoria Cueto Janampa in her home, shooting her in the head. They also kidnapped and executed Vicente Quispe Flores, abandoning his body on the Huaytará bridge. They also murdered Javier Gutiérrez Gamboa, a young man who …
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Interruption of Yaycupacu Ceremony by Police
On November 13, 1983, during a traditional Yaycupacu marriage ceremony in Socos, Peru, police officers known as 'sinchis' violently interrupted the event. The officers, who were part of the ex Guardia Civil, entered the house where the ceremony was taking place, demanding that the attendees leave as they claimed the …
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Extrajudicial executions in Socos
On the night of November 13, 1983, during a traditional marriage proposal party (Yaycupacu), members of the former Civil Guard from the Socos detachment violently detained the attendees. They took them to the Quebrada de Balcón where, at approximately 2:30 a.m., they executed 29 peasants at point blank range, including …
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Death of 32 people in Socos
On November 13, 1983, 32 people were killed in Socos, a district in the province of Huamanga. This event was perpetrated by members of the Civil Guard (GC) of Socos. The Socos massacre occurred in the context of the entry of the Armed Forces into the region in 1983 and …
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Socos Massacre
The Socos massacre was perpetrated by police forces in November 1983, resulting in the murder of 34 peasants. This event occurred in the same year as other significant massacres such as the Shining Path incursions in Lucanamarca and Huancasancos that left 80 dead in April. Unlike the massacre of 8 …
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Arbitrary Execution of Campesinos in Socos
In November 1983, thirty-two campesinos, including both men and women, were arbitrarily executed in the district of Socos, located near Huamanga in Ayacucho, Peru. The perpetrators were eleven members of the former Guardia Civil stationed at the local police post. Although the judicial system condemned those responsible, the penalties have …
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Establishment of counter-subversive detachment at Socos
By order of the Political Military Command of the Ayacucho Emergency Zone, a counter-subversive detachment of the then Civil Guard was established in Socos. Among the personnel there were several 'Sinchis', police officers specialized in anti-subversive activities. According to testimonies, these officers committed abuses against the population, appropriating property and …