University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository NotiSur Latin America Digital Beat (LADB) 9-22-1992 Peru: Government Cracks Down On International Support Networks For Rebel Groups Erika Harding Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/notisur Recommended Citation Harding, Erika. "Peru: Government Cracks Down On International Support Networks For Rebel Groups." (1992). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/notisur/10248 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Latin America Digital Beat (LADB) at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in NotiSur by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. LADB Article Id: 059463 ISSN: 1060-4189 Peru: Government Cracks Down On International Support Networks For Rebel Groups by Erika Harding Category/Department: General Published: Tuesday, September 22, 1992 On Sept. 10, the Swedish government expelled 18 Peruvians linked to the Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) and Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Amaru, MRTA) rebel organizations. The Swedish government is studying the status of 500 other Peruvians with reported links to rebel groups. According to Peruvian Prime Minister Oscar de la Puente (who also serves as Foreign Minister), Sweden was the first country to respond favorably to requests by Lima to crack down on rebel support and propaganda operations abroad. On Sept. 15, President Alberto Fujimori announced he would revoke the citizenship and request the extradition of Sendero members living abroad so they can be put on trial in Peru. Fujimori presented an extensive list of individuals and organizations he said were affiliated with the International Revolutionary Movement (Movimiento Revolucionario Internacional, MRI), which represents Sendero in Europe and the US. Those named by Fujimori included Luis Arce Borja, director of Brussels-based newspaper Diario Internacional, listed as the primary organizer of Sendero propaganda activities in Europe, and Maximiliano Duran Araujo, the Paris-based chief of Sendero's international relations. He also named Alberto Ruiz Eldredge, Paris-based director of the MRI. Specific groups mentioned by Fujimori included: Peru Support Group and Sol Peru in Britain; Ayacucho-Peru Study Circle, the SL Literary Circle, the Popular Movement and the Latinamerican Cultural Coordinator in Sweden; the Peruvian Hispanic Friends Association and the Peruvian Revolution Assistance Committee in Spain; and the Jose Carlos Mariategui Cultural Center, the Jose Maria Arguedas Cultural Center, Peru Solidarity and Latin Americans in Solidarity with the Peruvian Revolution in the US. (Sources: Agence France-Presse, 09/10/92, 09/15/92; Notimex, 09/15/92; Spanish news service EFE, 09/17/92, 09/18/92) -- End -- ©2011 The University of New Mexico, Latin American & Iberian Institute. All rights reserved. Page 1 of 1.