General Julio Ronald Salazar Monroe was the ''

de jure In law and government, ''de jure'' ( ; , "by law") describes practices that are legally recognized, regardless of whether the practice exists in reality. In contrast, ("in fact") describes situations that exist in reality, even if not legally ...

'' chief of Peru's National Intelligence Service (SIN) during the early 1990s. During Salazar's tenure at the SIN,

Vladimiro Montesinos Vladimiro Lenin Ilich Montesinos Torres (born 20 May 1945) is a former long-standing head of Peru's intelligence service, National Intelligence Service (SIN), under President Alberto Fujimori. In the year 2000, the infamous "Vladi-videos" came ...

acted as the ''

de facto ''De facto'' ( ; , "in fact") describes practices that exist in reality, whether or not they are officially recognized by laws or other formal norms. It is commonly used to refer to what happens in practice, in contrast with ''de jure'' ("by la ...

'' chief of the SIN and the National Security Advisor. On April 8, 2008, Salazar was sentenced to 35 years of prison for his role in the La Cantuta Massacre, which was carried out by the

Grupo Colina The (Spanish for "hill group") was a military anti-communist right wing death squad created in Peru that was active from 1990 until 1994, during the administration of president Alberto Fujimori. The group is known for committing several human ri ...

death squad.

Radio Programas del Perú Radio Programas del Perú (RPP) is a radio and television broadcasting company in Peru within the Grupo RPP formed in Lima in 1963 by Manuel Delgado Parker and Emilio Checa. RPP has the largest radio coverage in Peru, covering 97 percent of the c ...

"Condena a grupo Colina: Ex jefe del SIN recibe pena de 35 años de prisión"
April 8, 2008.

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