San Miguel del Ene attack
San Miguel Del Ene attack | |
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Part of the internal conflict in Peru | |
Location | San Miguel del Ene, Vizcatán del Ene district, Peru |
Coordinates | 12°11′20″S 74°01′33″W / 12.18889°S 74.02583°W |
Date | 23 May 2021 Around 22:00 (UTC−05:00) |
Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
Weapons | Firearms |
Deaths | 18 |
Perpetrator | Militarized Communist Party of Peru (MPCP; split of Shining Path) (disputed) |
The San Miguel del Ene attack was a massacre on 23 May 2021 in San Miguel del Ene, a rural area in the
Background
Groups in VRAEM killed four family members in March 2021 in Huarcatán, accusing them of being police
On 14 May, three weeks before the run-off vote in the 2021 presidential election, Comrade Vilma – who has close ties to Comrade José, head of the Militarized Communist Party of Peru – called for a boycott of the elections, specifically naming Keiko Fujimori and stating that anyone who voted for her would be an "accomplice in genocide and corruption". She had also made a similar call prior to the first round of the election, in which she criticized almost all the candidates but singled out Fujimori and Ollanta Humala as "direct enemies" of her organization.[6]
Motives
According to the leaflets found in the attack location, the perpetrators call upon to "clean VRAEM and Peru" of outcasts, "parasites and corrupts" as well as "homosexuals, lesbians, drug addicts" and "thieves".[7]
Investigation
The attack, which took place around 22:00 local time (
Peruvian investigative journalism website
The Public Prosecution Service announced that the Huánuco and Selva Central Prosecutor Office specialized in crimes of terrorism and against humanity would take charge of the investigation and that the National Police would carry out the autopsies of the burned bodies, which would later be transferred to the Pichari District morgue.[16]
Reactions
Keiko Fujimori, presidential candidate of Popular Force, expressed categorical condemnation against the attack during a press conference in Tarapoto, as well as regret that "bloody acts" still happened in the country and her condolences to the relatives of the victims.[17] Fujimori would go on to attempt to link Castillo to the attack.[2]
Prime Minister Violeta Bermúdez and Defense Minister Nuria Esparch condemned the attack and guaranteed that the electoral process would take place normally.[20] The Episcopal Conference of Peru also joined to express its condemnation.[21]
See also
- Hatun Asha ambush, a Shining Path attack on the military in the province of Huancayo during the 2016 general election
References
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- ^ a b c d e f Burt, Jo-Marie (5 June 2021). "Peru's military say Shining Path insurgents killed 16 civilians. Others are not so sure". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Presunto ataque terrorista deja al menos 18 muertos en la selva central de Perú". www.efe.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Europa Press. 24 May 2021. Archivedfrom the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ RPP (26 March 2021). "Ayacucho: Asesinan a cuatro integrantes de una familia en una incursión terrorista". www.rpp.pe. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Caretas (14 May 2021). "La peligrosa "camarada Vilma"". www.caretas.pe. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Atentado en Vraem: panfletos hallados en zona de ataque terrorista llaman a boicotear las elecciones". El Comercio (in Spanish). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ Andina (24 May 2021). "Jefe de Policía Nacional confirma muerte de 18 personas en el Vraem". andina.pe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Vraem: 18 personas fueron asesinadas por miembros de Sendero Luminoso". El Comercio (in Spanish). 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Al menos 14 personas mueren en Perú en un ataque que las autoridades atribuyen a Sendero Luminoso" (in Spanish). BBC News Mundo. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Agurto, Ego (24 May 2021). "Sendero Luminoso asesinó a 14 personas en el VRAEM, informó el Comando Conjunto de las FFAA". RPP (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "18 muertos por ataque en centro poblado San Miguel del Ene, en Perú". CNN (in Spanish). 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Vraem: PNP confirma que 18 personas fueron asesinadas en el centro poblado San Miguel del Ene". TVPerú (in Spanish). 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Violencia en el valle de la droga: grupo narcoterrorista de 'José' es acusado de acribillar a 16 personas". OjoPúblico (in Spanish). 24 May 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ Zapata, Ralph (24 May 2021). "Violencia en el valle de la droga: grupo narcoterrorista de 'José' es acusado de acribillar a 16 personas". OjoPúblico (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Castillo, Sophia (24 May 2021). "VRAEM: Fiscalía inicia las investigaciones por "la muerte de 18 personas en un presunto ataque terrorista"". RPP (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Keiko Fujimori sobre el atentado en el Vraem: "Lamento profundamente que nuevamente actos sangrientos estén ocurriendo en nuestro país"". El Comercio (in Spanish). 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Castillo, Sophia (24 May 2021). "Pedro Castillo sobre ataque en el VRAEM: "Insto a la Policía a que haga investigaciones inmediatas"". RPP (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Vladimir Cerrón afirmó que "la derecha necesita de Sendero para ganar"". Caretas (in Spanish). 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Chavez, Adriana (24 May 2021). "Presidenta del Consejo de Ministros y Ministra de Defensa condenan atentado en el Vraem: "No quedará impune"". RPP (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Agurto, Ego (24 May 2021). "Conferencia Episcopal Peruana condena asesinato de 14 personas en el Vraem: "Nunca más al terrorismo"". RPP (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.