The Special Intelligence Group[3][4][5] (Spanish: Grupo Especial de Inteligencia, GEIN)[6] was an elite unit of the National Police of Peru created within its National Directorate Against Terrorism with the purpose of locating and capturing the leadership bodies of terrorist groups operating since 1980: the Shining Path and the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement.
| Grupo Especial de Inteligencia GEIN | |
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | March 5, 1990 |
| Dissolved | October 3, 1993 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Peru |
| Headquarters | Lima |
| Employees | 86[1] |
| Annual budget | US$ 1,500 (monthly)[2] |
| Agency executive |
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This unit is historically remembered for having carried out the capture of Shining Path leader Abimael Guzmán, who was arrested along with part of his central committee on September 12, 1992. After this, it was dissolved on October 3, 1993, becoming the Regional Terrorism Investigation Department 1 (Spanish: Departamento de Investigación de Terrorismo Regional 1, DITER 1).[7] For their work, the group's former members have been declared "Heroes of Democracy" since 2017.[6]
In popular culture
editThe group is featured in the 2017 Peruvian film The Last Hour.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ministerio del Interior rinde homenaje a 86 miembros del GEIN por su lucha contra el terrorismo". Gob.pe. Ministerio del Interior. 2018-09-12.
- ^ "GEIN tenía un presupuesto de solo $1500". Diario Correo. 2012-09-10.
- ^ "Peru decorates GEIN members for role in terrorist leader's capture". Andina. 2017-09-12.
- ^ "Peru's anti-terror Intelligence Group declared democracy heroes". Andina. 2017-09-04.
- ^ Ortiz, Verónica (2020). ANFASEP Memory Museum «So it does not happen again» (PDF) (1st ed.). Lima: ANFASEP / UNMSM. pp. 28, 32. ISBN 978-612-4474-09-5.
- ^ a b "Ley No 30655: Ley que declara Héroes de la Democracia a los miembros del Grupo Especial de Inteligencia GEIN - DIRCOTE - PNP". El Peruano. 2017-09-06.
- ^ Colchado Huamani, Harvey Julio. Mejorar las investigaciones policiales desarrolladas por las unidades especializadas de investigación criminal de la PNP en los megaoperativos, en la lucha contra el crimen organizado vinculado a las principales economías ilegales del país, durante el periodo agosto 2016 - abril 2020 (PDF) (Thesis). Lima: PUCP. p. 80.
- ^ LR, Redacción (2021-09-12). "La hora final en Netflix: la película peruana sobre captura de Abimael Guzmán". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-01-14.