Overview
- The Segundo Juzgado Penal Colegiado issued the judgment on Sept. 24–25, 2026 and sentenced Silverio Ugarte Dionicio, alias 'Romel', to 35 years in prison for terrorism.
- Prosecutors tied Ugarte to two 2007 attacks that killed eight police officers, one civilian and prosecutor Arturo Artemio Campos Vicente during ambushes in Huánuco and San Martín.
- The trial record says Ugarte was part of the Comité Regional Huallaga between March and November 2007 and that he took part in a April 12, 2007 ambush in Churuyacu and a June 14, 2007 attack on the Fernando Belaunde Terry road.
- The ruling orders S/500,000 in civil reparations to the State, four years' disqualification from public office and 120 days multa after the Procuraduría Pública Especializada en Delitos de Terrorismo represented the state's interests.
- The case underscores an ongoing effort by the Ministerio Público and specialized courts to hold alleged Shining Path members accountable for past killings and to secure redress for victims and the state, with appeals and further procedures still possible.