The protests to southern peru they continue unabated and in recent days have become more violent. Blocked roads, destruction of toll booths, burning tires, but most painfully, the 18 lives that have been lost due to these violent demonstrations.
After an exhaustive operation by the National Police of Peru, it was specified that behind these protests where civilians have confronted the forces of order, are the members of Shining Patha terrorist organization that implanted terror in the country in the 1980s and 1990s.
The general Oscar Arriolahead of the National Directorate of Criminal Investigation (Dirincri) of the PNP, affirmed this version, stating that Rocío Leandro Melgar, alias “Comrade Cusi”, and six other people linked to the so-called New Red Fraction of the terrorist organization Sendero Luminoso, They were part of these protests in recent days, in various regions of the country.
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Furthermore, he held that the “Comrade Cusi”would have been the one who financed certain attacks against public and private assets.
“In the meantime of the investigations, knowledge of the contact of these subjects with people linked to terrorist acts, such as the seizure of the Ayacucho airport, as well as attacks in other regions, has become known. Likewise, comrade Cusi was captured distributing money for the mobilization agreed for this weekend, which means its planning. The evidence we have is unquestionable,” she remarked.
“We do not maintain that in the protests everyone is a terrorist, but the population, who exercises their legitimate right to protest, should know that they have people linked to Sendero Luminoso at their side. We have no doubts about it. We have carried out observation, surveillance and follow-up, as well as legal wiretapping that corroborates everything, ”he assured.
The six detainees together with the “Comrade Cusi” They are: Estefany Alanya Chumbes; Yulissa Gomez Ayala; Fernando Cuba Quinto; Alejandro Manay Pillaca; Alex Miguel Gomez Falcon; and Piero Giles Gamboa. Estefany Alanya would be the vice president of Fredepa.
During this press conference, the police chief stated that the investigation into Leandro Melgar and the other detainees began in July 2022 for the alleged crime of belonging to a terrorist organization, in this case Sendero Luminoso, and warned the public that many people linked to terror is found in the streets, pretending to be part of the demonstrations.
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Also, Oscar Arriolahead of the National Directorate of Criminal Investigation (Dirincri), said that experts from the High Tech Crime Investigation Division (Divindat) are inspecting the seven mobile computers seized from the detainees, in order to identify chats, social networks and contacts that lead to the discovery of new revelations.
The Power of attorney authorized the preliminary detention for 15 days of those suspected of belonging to the New Red Fraction (NFR) organization, headed by Elena Iparraguirre Revoredo, the widow of the terrorist leader Abimael Guzmán Reinoso.
According to the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, it collected the testimony of a senderista who points to ‘Cusi’ as the one in charge of organizing the crime perpetrated on December 18, 1992, where the then general secretary of the Central General of Workers of Peru (CGTP), Pedro Huilca Tecse, was assassinated by several individuals with short and long-range firearms.
On February 29, 2011, the woman joined the Movadefpolitical arm of Sendero Luminoso, according to the registry of the National Elections Board (JNE).
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