10 Bosco Honorato Salas Huamán, Salomón Víctor Peceros Pedraza, and two others who were not 17 identified. 52. The MRTA group, armed with military equipment such as rifles, machine guns, rocketlaunchers, pistols, revolvers, hand grenades, explosives and anti-gas masks, entered the building adjacent to the embassy and opened a hole in the wall. In this way, they entered the residence, 18 overpowered the security guards and took the guests hostage. 53. The demands of the MRTA members included the release of 458 imprisoned MRTA members and, following their release, their safe conduct to the central forest, together with the group 19 occupying the residence. 54. Former president Alberto Fujimori convened an emergency meeting of his cabinet of ministers and appointed a negotiator. At the same time, the International Committee of the Red Cross 20 (ICRC) succeeded in communicating with the MRTA members to offer humanitarian intermediation. Finally, a Commission of Guarantors, which included foreign representatives and was accepted by the MRTA members, was charged with conducting the dialogue. 55. The MRTA members released most of the hostages between December 17, 1996 and 21 22 January 1, 1997, with 72 of them remaining in the residence. 56. The negotiating team offered the MRTA members a plane that would take them out of the country. Meanwhile, the latter called for the release of their leaders confined in the Yanamayo prison and 23 on the Callao Naval Base. 17 Appendix 1, TRC, 2.66. EXTRAJUDICIAL EXECUTIONS IN THE RESIDENCE OF THE AMBASSADOR OF JAPAN (1997), TRC, http://www.cverdad.org.pe/ifinal/pdf/TOMO%20VII/Casos%20Ilustrativos-UIE/2.66.%20%20ENABJADA%20JAPON.pdf. 18 Appendix 1, TRC, 2.66. EXTRAJUDICIAL EXECUTIONS IN THE RESIDENCE OF THE AMBASSADOR OF JAPAN (1997), TRC, http://www.cverdad.org.pe/ifinal/pdf/TOMO%20VII/Casos%20Ilustrativos-UIE/2.66.%20%20ENABJADA%20JAPON.pdf. See also, Appendix 3, Non-certified copy of the order to initiate proceedings of June 11, 2002, appendix to the State’s communication of August 5, 2008 and February 6, 2009 and appendix to the representatives’ communication of April 22, 2008. Appendix to the State’s communication of December 1, 2003, appendix submitted at the public hearing. 19 Appendix 1, TRC, 2.66. EXTRAJUDICIAL EXECUTIONS IN THE RESIDENCE OF THE AMBASSADOR OF JAPAN (1997), TRC, http://www.cverdad.org.pe/ifinal/pdf/TOMO%20VII/Casos%20Ilustrativos-UIE/2.66.%20%20ENABJADA%20JAPON.pdf. See also, Appendix 3, Non-certified copy of the order to initiate proceedings of June 11, 2002, appendix to the State’s communication of August 5, 2008 and February 6, 2009 and appendix to the representatives’ communication of April 22, 2008. Appendix to the State’s communication of December 1, 2003, appendix submitted at the public hearing. 20 Appendix 1, TRC, 2.66. EXTRAJUDICIAL EXECUTIONS IN THE RESIDENCE OF THE AMBASSADOR OF JAPAN (1997), TRC, http://www.cverdad.org.pe/ifinal/pdf/TOMO%20VII/Casos%20Ilustrativos-UIE/2.66.%20%20ENABJADA%20JAPON.pdf. 21 On December 17, 106 people, including the elderly, were released; the ambassadors of Germany, Canada and Greece were released on December 18, along with a Peruvian diplomat and the French cultural attaché and four more elderly individuals; 38 people were released on December 20, including the ambassadors of Egypt, Brazil, and South Korea, the mayor of Callao, former presidential candidate Alejandro Toledo and Congressman Javier Diez Canseco; 225 hostages were released on December 22, including ambassadors, business people, economists, and the former Labor Minister; the Ambassador of Uruguay was released on December 24; the first secretary of the ambassador or Japan was released on December 25 and the Ambassador of Guatemala on December 27; 24 hostages including ambassadors, two ministers, five members of Congress, Supreme Court justice, government officials and high level military officers were released; two additional hostages were freed on December 31 and, on January 1, 1997, the MRTA commando released seven hostages. 22 Appendix 1, TRC, 2.66. EXTRAJUDICIAL EXECUTIONS IN THE RESIDENCE OF THE AMBASSADOR OF JAPAN (1997), TRC, http://www.cverdad.org.pe/ifinal/pdf/TOMO%20VII/Casos%20Ilustrativos-UIE/2.66.%20%20ENABJADA%20JAPON.pdf. See also, Appendix 3, Non-certified copy of the order to initiate proceedings of June 11, 2002, appendix to the State’s communication of August 5, 2008 and February 6, 2009, and appendix to the representatives’ communication of April 22, 2008. Appendix to the State’s communication of December 1, 2003, appendix submitted at the public hearing. 23 Appendix 1, TRC, 2.66. EXTRAJUDICIAL EXECUTIONS IN THE RESIDENCE OF THE AMBASSADOR OF JAPAN (1997), TRC, http://www.cverdad.org.pe/ifinal/pdf/TOMO%20VII/Casos%20Ilustrativos-UIE/2.66.%20%20ENABJADA%20JAPON.pdf.