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| DIA FOIA response: December 1992- Army coup attempt. / badvlad4
TORTURE INFO REDACTED http://jeremybigwood.net bigwood@rcn.com |
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SECRET NO FORN (U) THIS MESSAGE IS PART OF THE JOINT PRODUCTION EFFORT OF THE U&S COMMANDS, THE MILITARY SERVICES, NSA, AND DIA. THE CONTENTS REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF THE PREPARING ORGANIZATION AND MAY NOT REFLECT A COORDINATED DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE POSITION. SUBJ: PERU: COUP ATTEMPT FALLOUT. (U) DOl: 21 DEC 92 (AS OF 1520 EST) 1. (S). OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE 13 NOVEMBER OVERTHROW ATTEMPT ARE REPORTEDLY RECEIVING HARSH TREATMENT, AND SEVERAL ALLEGED COCONSPIRATORS HAVE FLED THE COUNTRY. 2. (S) COUP LEADER RETIRED ARMY GEN SALINAS AND SEVERAL OTHER OFFICERS HAVE BEEN CONFINED AT CANTO GRANDE, LIMA’S LARGEST CIVILIAN PRISON. OPPOSITION LEADERS AND MILITARY MEMBERS HAVE CRITICIZED THIS MOVE. SINCE OFFICERS ACCUSED OF CRIMES ARE NORMALLY HELD AT MILITARY BASES_ MOREOVER, ALLEGATIONS HAVE SURFACED THAT THE ALLEGED COUP PLOTTERS WERE TORTURED TO FORCE THEM INTO NAMING PROMINENT OPPOSITION POLITICIANS AS COCONSPIRATORS. REDACTED TWO LINES ON 15 DECEMBER THE ARMY ISSUED A STATEMENT DENYING THE TORTURE ALLEGATIONS.3. (C). RETIRED VADM VARGAS, WHOM THE PLOTTERS PLANNED TO INSTALL AS NAVY COMMANDER, LEFT FOR CHILE ON THE 20TH AFTER HAVING SOUGHT REFUGE IN SANTIAGO’S EMBASSY IN LIMA. FOUR CIVILIANS ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED IN THE ATTEMPT HAVE FLED THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING OPPOSITION POPULAR CHRISTIAN PARTY SECRETARY GENERAL BOREA, WHO RECEIVED ASYLUM IN COSTA RICA. 4. (C/NF) COMMENT: THE ADMINISTRATION PROBABLY WORRIES THAT THE COUP PLOTTERS COULD ESCAPE FROM A MILITARY BASE WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ARMED FORCES SYMPATHIZERS. lN ADDITION, PRESIDENT FUJIMORI MAY BE SENDING A MESSAGE TO OTHER POTENTIAL PUTSCHISTS THAT SUCH ACTIVITY WILL NOT RE TOLERATED. THE TORTURE ALLEGATIONS ARE PLAUSIBLE, REDACTED WORDS, PROBABLY "PRESIDENT FUJIMORI, OR PRES FUJIMORI AND GEN HERMOZA" AND MONTESINOS’ ALLEGED INVOLVEMENT WILL FURTHER INCREASE HIS UNPOPULARITY IN THE MILITARY.5. (S/NF0 ALTHOUGH THE ARMED FORCES CONTINUE TO SUPPORT OVERALL ADMINISTRATION POLICIES, MOST OFFICERS ARE UNHAPPY WITH THE GOVERNMENT’S TREATMENT OF THE COUP PLOTTERS, ADDING TO THEIR COMPLAINTS ABOUT LOW SALARIES AND POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT IN PERSONNEL MATTERS. DISCONTENT IS LIKELY TO GROW AS LONG AS FUJIMORI AND MONTESINOS ARE VIEWED AS IGNORING THESE INSTITUTIONAL CONCERNS. ADDITIONAL REVOLTS AND PLOTS ARE POSSIBLE; HOWEVER, A CREDIBLE ALTERNATIVE LEADER HAS YET TO EMERGE IN EITHER THE MILITARY OR THE POLITICAL OPPOSITION.
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