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U.S. Embassy (Lima)
Alleged Witness to Barrios Altos Massacre Wants to Speak Out – If He Can Leave Peru
1993
National Security Archive Electronic
montesinos. human rights, barrios altos. sin, english, ingles
Resumen:
A Peruvian army officer and member of the Army Intelligence/National Intelligence Service (SIE/SIN) group approaches the U.S. Embassy through an intermediary, stating his desire to speak out on the Barrios Altos massacre and other SIN related killings if he is provided safe conduct to another country. The officer claims he can link the killings to Presidential Adviser Vladimiro Montesinos. The embassy notes providing asylum for this officer would become a “major sore point in bilateral relations” with Peru, but on the other hand it would also support U.S. human rights goals in the country. The Embassy requests guidance from the State Department on what assistance they should offer to the officer
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