The Counter-Terrorist Directorate (, known as DIRCOTE) is the branch of the
National Police of Peru
The National Police of Peru (, PNP) is the national police force of Peru. Its jurisdiction covers the nation's land, sea, and air territories. Formed from the merger of the Investigative Police, the Civil Guard, and the Republican Guard in 1988 ...
that is responsible for Peru's anti-terrorist law enforcement.
The
Special Intelligence Group
The Special Intelligence Group (, GEIN) was an elite unit of the National Police of Peru created within its National Directorate Against Terrorism with the purpose of locating and capturing the leadership bodies of terrorist groups operating sinc ...
, a former unit of DIRCOTE, is known for having carried out the capture of the
Shining Path
The Shining Path (, SL), self-named the Communist Party of Peru (, abbr. PCP), is a far-left political party and guerrilla group in Peru, following Marxism–Leninism–Maoism and Gonzalo Thought. Academics often refer to the group as the ...
leader
Abimael Guzmán
Manuel Rubén Abimael Guzmán Reinoso (; 3 December 1934 − 11 September 2021), also known by his ''nom de guerre'' Chairman Gonzalo (), was a Peruvian Maoist guerrilla leader. He founded the organization Communist Party of Peru – Shining ...
on September 12, 1992.
For this and other achievements, the group's former members were declared "Heroes of Democracy" by
Peru's Congress in 2017.
See also
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DIRCOTE Museum
References
External links
Official page
Internal conflict in Peru
Law enforcement in Peru
National Police of Peru
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