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Andean Group - April 2012 (ISSN 1741-4466)
PERU: Kidnapping exposes the government’s lack of control
The kidnapping and subsequent release of 36 workers from the Camisea gas fields in Cusco has once again turned the country’s attention to the fact that, despite the recent achievements made in fighting the insurgent group Sendero Luminoso (SL, RA-12-02), the country still faces a challenging security situation in the Valley of the Apurímac and Ene Rivers (Vrae). An SL faction and other illegal armed groups, described by the government as narco-terrorists, operate freely in the Vrae. The episode has not only sparked concerns about the construction of President Ollanta Humala’s flagship infrastructure project, a new pipeline that will supply gas to ports in southern Peru, but also that terrorism could once again become prevalent in the country.
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