Santiago Martín Rivas

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Santiago Martín Rivas
AllegiancePeru Peru
Service/branchPeruvian Army
RankMajor
Commands heldGrupo Colina
Battles/warsInternal Conflict in Peru, La Cantuta Massacre, Barrios Altos Massacre, Santa Massacre
Other workCurrently imprisoned

Santiago Martín Rivas was a major in the Peruvian Army, a member of the Army Intelligence Service, and the leader of a death squad known as Grupo Colina, responsible for a number of massacres during the government of Alberto Fujimori.[1][2] He is currently imprisoned.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Paramilitary death squad leader cites decree 1097 in attempt to halt La Cantuta trial". Peruvian Times. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Death squad secrets in Fujimori trial". MSN. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
  3. ^ Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law: Volume 5, 2002. Asser Press. p. 587. ISBN 90-6704-189-0.