violence came back

The crying eye is a memorial for the 70,000 people who died during the armed conflict. Some of them during Fujimori's mandate. The main sculpture represents a crying eye (mourning for the 70,000 deaths) and is sorrounded by a labyrinth of stones that have the name of a victim painted over. I took this picture last year when I visited it.

Fujimori, our former president, has been extradited by Chile. He is facing now 7 trials, most of them for crimes against humanity. He got to Peru on Saturday and on Sunday, 15 people went to where the memorial is, tied up the guardian, destroyed the stones and painted the sculpture with orange paint (the color of Fujimori's party).

The Fujimoristas that attacked this sculpture are trying to show the public that Fujimori is back and that terrorists or communists (which to them are the same) should fear. For them, the names of the victims are that of terrorists (in fact, they killed peasants and innocent people because they saw them as terrorists or potential terrorists). Fujimori instrumentalized fear during his mandate. And his followers only know that.

For us, we do not fear. We want justice and we will fight for it. Peru will make history by putting him into prison for his crimes against humanity. I trust my fellow Peruvians, especially those involved in human rights organizations.

Justice will be made.