Overview
- In a homily at Lima Cathedral, Cardinal Carlos Castillo said soldiers failed to verify before firing in Colcabamba.
- An Army stop in Colcabamba left five young people dead, with the Joint Command claiming they were tied to drug trafficking and fired first in self-defense.
- Prosecutors in Tayacaja detained eight soldiers and opened a criminal probe into the operation.
- Survivor Ricardo Acuña Quispe gave a statement to prosecutors that challenges the military’s account of a shootout.
- Congress filed a motion to interpellate Defense Minister Amadeo Flores Carcagno, a formal questioning that can raise political pressure on the case.