Overview
- The National University of San Marcos (UNMSM) sent a carta notarial demanding that Congressman Jorge Montoya publicly rectify his statement linking the institution to Sendero Luminoso.
- Montoya asserted that “Sendero Luminoso is in the universities” and pointed to San Marcos, alleging threats against professors without presenting evidence.
- UNMSM’s letter states the claim lacks evidentiary support and insults the university’s image, urging Montoya to refrain from future stigmatizing declarations.
- San Marcos faculty, including Letters dean Marcel Velázquez, rejected the remarks as false and characterized them as terruqueo targeting public universities.
- The dispute follows protests that left one young man dead, after which Interior Minister Vicente Tiburcio apologized for previously labeling San Marcos students the most violent.