The name Chavín de Huántar was chosen for the operation because to make the incursion possible, tunnels were to be dug under the ambassador's residence from adjacent buildings. Chavín de Huántar is an archeological site in the central highlands of Peru which is famous for its underground passageways.[1] It is said that President Alberto Fujimori himself came up with the name.
The rescue operation was prepared and exercised in an exact replica of the residence located at the nearby Chorrillos Military School;[1] there the commandos practiced every detail of the operation, including the weight of the explosives to be used to open the floor of the residence.
Key to the operation was the intelligence provided by Luis Giampietri, admiral of the Peruvian Navy at the time and former commander of a special operations group. He received and distributed hundreds of bugged items in the building and himself communicated by radio with the Peruvian military.
Assaultedit
Peruvian commandos rescuing a Japanese diplomat.
Over the course of the assault on 22 April 1997, 19-year-veteran Colonel Juan Alfonso Valer Sandoval, 11-year-veteran Captain Raúl Jimenez Chávez, and Supreme Court Justice Dr. Carlos Giusti Acuña were killed. All fourteen of the rebels were killed by Peruvian commandos. The success of the operation was tainted by subsequent claims, backed by several witnesses, that at least three and possibly eight of the rebels had been summarily executed by the commandos after surrendering. There are also rumours that Vladimiro Montesinos, Chief of Military Intelligence, ordered the execution of Supreme Court Justice Dr. Carlos Giusti, the only hostage who died, and Francisco Tudela, who nonetheless survived, who were political rivals of Alberto Fujimori.[citation needed] Colonel Juan Valer was killed after being shot seven times while trying to protect Tudela (who was seriously injured as well) and Captain Raúl Jimenez was killed by a grenade thrown by the same rebel who killed Valer and injured Tudela. Supreme Court Justice Dr. Carlos Giusti Acuña was shot in the leg and died of his wounds.[2]
Legal actionsedit
In 2000, the relatives of the aforementioned terrorists filed a criminal complaint with the Public Prosecutor's Office, alleging that their relatives were extrajudicially executed. In 2002, the case[clarification needed] was taken up by public prosecutors, but the Peruvian Supreme Court ruled that the military tribunals had jurisdiction. A military court later absolved them of guilt, and the "Chavín de Huántar" soldiers led the 2004 military parade. In response, MRTA family members filed suit in 2003 at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (CIDH) accusing the Peruvian state of human rights violations, namely that the MRTA rebels had been denied "right to life, the right to judicial guarantees and the right to judicial protection". The CIDH accepted the case and is currently studying it.[3]
Commemorationedit
Peruvian Ministry of Defense and military personnel commemorating the operation in 2013.
Alan García, then president of Peru, ruled that every year on April 22, the country would commemorate the day of "military bravery" in honor of the Operation Chavín de Huántar, considered one of the most successful military rescues in a hostage crisis in the world.[4] The government of Ollanta Humala honored the soldiers who took part of the successful operation.[5]
On April 19, 2017, the servicepeople who carried out the operation were awarded the Military Order of Ayacucho, Grand Cross grade, by the Peruvian president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, according to Supreme Resolution Number 031-2017-DE.[6] On April 21, 2017, Law Number 30554 was enacted by the Peruvian Congress, which proclaimed the Chavín de Huántar commandos "Heroes of Democracy".[7]
Referencesedit
^ ab"Japanese hostage crisis and Operation Chavin de Huantar". August 18, 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
^. La Republica (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 26, 2013.
^"El rescate Chavín de Huántar, 14 ańos después" (in Spanish). RPP Noticias. 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
^. Peru21.pe. Archived from the original on 2013-09-26. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
^"President Kuczynski honors Chavin de Huantar commandos". andina.com.pe. Retrieved 2017-04-20.
^"Peru: Chavin de Huantar commandos named Heroes of Democracy". andina.com.pe. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
Further readingedit
. Caretas. No. 1450. 1997-01-30. Archived from the original on 2000-10-25.
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Operation Chavin de Huantar was a military operation in which a team of 142 commandos of the Peruvian Armed Forces ended the 1997 Japanese embassy hostage crisis by raiding the Japanese ambassador s residence and freeing the hostages held there by the terrorist organization Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement MRTA It is considered one of the most successful hostage rescues in world history Operation Chavin de HuantarPart of the Internal conflict in PeruA model representing Operation Chavin de Huantar DateApril 22 1997LocationJapanese embassy in LimaResultPeruvian victory hostages rescued BelligerentsPeruvian ArmyTupac Amaru Revolutionary MovementCommanders and leadersPresident Alberto FujimoriAdmiral Antonio IbarcenaColonel Juan Alfonso Valer Sandoval Nestor Cerpa Cartolini Strength142 Peruvian commandos14 MRTA rebelsCasualties and losses2 commandos killedAll 14 rebels killed1 Peruvian hostage killed Contents 1 Operation 1 1 Preparation 1 2 Assault 2 Legal actions 3 Commemoration 4 References 5 Further readingOperation editPreparation edit The name Chavin de Huantar was chosen for the operation because to make the incursion possible tunnels were to be dug under the ambassador s residence from adjacent buildings Chavin de Huantar is an archeological site in the central highlands of Peru which is famous for its underground passageways 1 It is said that President Alberto Fujimori himself came up with the name The rescue operation was prepared and exercised in an exact replica of the residence located at the nearby Chorrillos Military School 1 there the commandos practiced every detail of the operation including the weight of the explosives to be used to open the floor of the residence Key to the operation was the intelligence provided by Luis Giampietri admiral of the Peruvian Navy at the time and former commander of a special operations group He received and distributed hundreds of bugged items in the building and himself communicated by radio with the Peruvian military Assault edit nbsp Peruvian commandos rescuing a Japanese diplomat Over the course of the assault on 22 April 1997 19 year veteran Colonel Juan Alfonso Valer Sandoval 11 year veteran Captain Raul Jimenez Chavez and Supreme Court Justice Dr Carlos Giusti Acuna were killed All fourteen of the rebels were killed by Peruvian commandos The success of the operation was tainted by subsequent claims backed by several witnesses that at least three and possibly eight of the rebels had been summarily executed by the commandos after surrendering There are also rumours that Vladimiro Montesinos Chief of Military Intelligence ordered the execution of Supreme Court Justice Dr Carlos Giusti the only hostage who died and Francisco Tudela who nonetheless survived who were political rivals of Alberto Fujimori citation needed Colonel Juan Valer was killed after being shot seven times while trying to protect Tudela who was seriously injured as well and Captain Raul Jimenez was killed by a grenade thrown by the same rebel who killed Valer and injured Tudela Supreme Court Justice Dr Carlos Giusti Acuna was shot in the leg and died of his wounds 2 Legal actions editIn 2000 the relatives of the aforementioned terrorists filed a criminal complaint with the Public Prosecutor s Office alleging that their relatives were extrajudicially executed In 2002 the case clarification needed was taken up by public prosecutors but the Peruvian Supreme Court ruled that the military tribunals had jurisdiction A military court later absolved them of guilt and the Chavin de Huantar soldiers led the 2004 military parade In response MRTA family members filed suit in 2003 at the Inter American Commission on Human Rights CIDH accusing the Peruvian state of human rights violations namely that the MRTA rebels had been denied right to life the right to judicial guarantees and the right to judicial protection The CIDH accepted the case and is currently studying it 3 Commemoration edit nbsp Peruvian Ministry of Defense and military personnel commemorating the operation in 2013 Alan Garcia then president of Peru ruled that every year on April 22 the country would commemorate the day of military bravery in honor of the Operation Chavin de Huantar considered one of the most successful military rescues in a hostage crisis in the world 4 The government of Ollanta Humala honored the soldiers who took part of the successful operation 5 On April 19 2017 the servicepeople who carried out the operation were awarded the Military Order of Ayacucho Grand Cross grade by the Peruvian president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski according to Supreme Resolution Number 031 2017 DE 6 On April 21 2017 Law Number 30554 was enacted by the Peruvian Congress which proclaimed the Chavin de Huantar commandos Heroes of Democracy 7 References edit a b Japanese hostage crisis and Operation Chavin de Huantar August 18 2008 Retrieved 27 June 2014 Montesinos mando matar a vocal Carlos Giusti y a ex canciller Tudela La Republica in Spanish Archived from the original on September 26 2013 Peru Petition 136 03 Admissibility Cidh org Retrieved 2014 10 17 El rescate Chavin de Huantar 14 anos despues in Spanish RPP Noticias 2011 04 22 Retrieved 2013 09 22 Gobierno condecorara a comandos Actualidad Peru 21 Peru21 pe Archived from the original on 2013 09 26 Retrieved 2013 09 22 President Kuczynski honors Chavin de Huantar commandos andina com pe Retrieved 2017 04 20 Peru Chavin de Huantar commandos named Heroes of Democracy andina com pe Retrieved 2017 04 24 Further reading edit El Show de las Armas Caretas No 1450 1997 01 30 Archived from the original on 2000 10 25 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Operation Chavin de Huantar amp oldid 1179073624, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
