Peruvian “Rescue” Mission

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Lima’s most prestigious daily, La República, cited the analysis of Peru’s foremost expert on Sendero Luminoso, veteran journalist Gustavo Gorriti, to the effect that the rescue mission was an “impeccable disaster”. Gorriti asserted that the hostages were “kidnapped twice” – first by the guerillas, then by the security forces after they had been freed. They were apparently kept waiting in the custody of government troops for hours before Humala finally arrived at the jungle village for a photo opportunity, portraying “the farce of liberation”. Gorriti said that the bus taking the freed hostages from the first settlement they reached to Kiteni – the village where the security forces established their staging area – was intercepted by the military. They were reportedly transferred to two helicopters which took them to Kiteni, where they were held for Humala’s arrival – not even allowed to leave the helicopters for an hour and a half.

Axé.

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