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Subject: Peru Newsbriefs 1/20 ed-lp
Date: 21 Jan 93 04:48:00 GMT
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Subject: Peru Newsbriefs 1/20 ed-lp
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From el diario/La Prensa

Translated and edited by Toby Mailman. "el Diario/La Prensa" is 
a Spanish language newspaper published in New York City.


Peru's First Mother Threatened by Sendero

According to the Peruvian newspaper Expreso, the mother of 
President Alberto Fujimori was the target of an assassination 
plot by the Sendero Luminoso. The paper said the plan was 
discovered a few days ago when the police captured four 
Senderists who had documents in their possession showing that the
president's mother, who is 80 years old, was being closely 
followed. The newspaper's source was an unidentified high level 
official of the National Anti-Terrorism Office (DINCOTE). The 
sources said the four captured Senderists have committed a number
of killings and dynamite attacks. The security around Fujimori's 
mother has been tightened. The source also said that in November 
of last year another plot against Fujimori's family had been 
detected when a Sendero leader and some commandos had been 
captured. They were going to use a car-bomb against Fujimori's
in-laws. (edlp 01/18/93 from EFE)


Fujimori Denies Another Coup Rumor

President Fujimori denied recent rumors that there is a plot
afoot for another coup and said the intelligence service would 
verify future reports with the press. Various local newspapers 
said on January 14 that there was a plot among the police force 
because of discontent resulting from lowered salaries. Fujimori 
allegedly discovered a coup plot among the army on November 13 of
last year. Fujimori criticized the media on January 17, saying 
they were irresponsible. The rumors were also denied by Minister 
of the Interior Juan Briones who called the press "information 
terrorists." Fujimori said his government would nonetheless 
respect the freedom of the press, but opposition leaders accuse 
him of repressing those which express editorial opinions. The 
government has brought charges against two magazine editors and 
jailed a journalist who they accused of terrorism. Meanwhile two 
mayoral candidates were killed by the Sendero Luminoso on January
17 as part of a campaign to sabotage the January 29 elections. 
(edlp 01/18/93 from AP)


Guzman Will Serve Sentence in Underground Prison

Abimael Guzman, head of the Sendero Luminoso, will be 
transferred to an underground prison where he will have no 
physical contact with anyone else, according to a report released
on January 18. The new prison is being built in Callao, near 
Lima. Basic needs, such as meals, will be attended to, but there 
will be minimum contact between prisoners and guards. According 
to the Peruvian newspaper Si, eight such cells are being built. 
There will be minimal space for a bed, a small toilet, and room 
to take a few steps. Guzman and others who are places in the 
cells will not be able to talk to or have any other contact with 
anyone else. After serving the first year of his life 
imprisonment Guzman will be able to have visitors. According to 
the newspaper, Guzman spends his time reading a Bible, walking 
around in his cell, or sometimes he drinks a glass of wine with 
his meal. He is being treated for psoriasis. The cost of keeping 
Guzman in prison is estimated at some $35,000 a month. (edlp 
01/19/93 from EFE)



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