Julio Salazar Explained

Julio Salazar Monroe
Birth Date:11 February 1935
Birth Place:Lima, Peru
Death Place:Lima, Peru
Allegiance: Peru
Branch:Peruvian Army
Rank:General
Commands:National Intelligence Service
Battles:Internal Conflict in Peru, La Cantuta Massacre
Laterwork:Imprisoned for his role in the La Cantuta Massacre

General Julio Ronald Salazar Monroe (11 February 1935 – 8 May 2024) was a Peruvian military and intelligence officer who was the de jure chief of Peru's National Intelligence Service (SIN) during the early 1990s. During Salazar's tenure at the SIN, Vladimiro Montesinos acted as the de facto chief of the SIN and National Security Advisor.

On 8 April 2008, Salazar was sentenced to 35 years in prison for his role in the La Cantuta Massacre, which was carried out by the Grupo Colina death squad.[1] While still serving this sentence at Callao Naval Base (which also functions as a maximum-security prison), Salazar died on 8 May 2024, at the age of 89, while being treated for various illnesses, including cancer, at the in Lima.[2]

Notes and References

  1. [Radio Programas del Perú]
  2. News: Fallece Julio Salazar Monroe, sentenciado exjefe del SIN de Vladimiro Montesinos . 9 May 2024 . La República . 8 May 2024.