had been built for this purpose on the military base on Las Palmas Avenue, in the Chorrillos district.133 155. The “Tenaz Patrol” was divided into two teams, each one in turn divided into four groups. Under Plan Nipón 96, the first team, “Alpha Strike Force,” was assigned to take over the first floor of the residence and rescue any hostages being held there. 134 This team was headed by Army Infantry Colonel Benigno Leonel Cabrera Pino, assisted by Army Infantry Lieutenant Colonel Jorge Orlando Fernández Robles. 135 The second team, “Delta Strike Force”, was assigned to take control of the second floor of the residence and rescue any hostages being held there.136 This team was led by Army Infantry Colonel Hugo Víctor Robles del Castillo, assisted by Army Infantry Majors Víctor Hugo Sánchez Morales and Renán Miranda Vera. 137 156. The “Alpha Strike Force” was divided into four squads:138 (1) Alpha One was under the command of Army Infantry Major César Augusto Astudillo Salcedo; (2) Alpha Two was under the command of Army Engineering Captain Héctor García Chávez; (3) Alpha Three was under the command of Army Infantry Major Carlos Vásquez Ames, and (4) Alpha Four was under the command of Army Engineering Major Raúl Pajares del Carpio. The “Delta Strike Force” was also divided into four squads:139 (5) Delta Five was under the command of Army Infantry Major Luis Alberto Donoso Volpe; (6) Delta Six was under the command of Army Infantry Captain Ciro Alegría Barrientos; (7) Delta Seven was under the command of Army Infantry Captain Armando Takac Cordero, and (8) Delta Eight was under the command of Army Infantry Captain Raúl Huarcaya Lovón. 157. The execution of “Plan Nipón 96” would also be backed by seven support units: 140 (1) the snipers, under the command of Army Engineering Major José Bustamante Albújar, who Cf. Report 01/1st Div FFEE Operation “Chavín de Huántar” (hostage rescue operation), April 30, 1997, pp. 5 to 10 (evidence file, volume I, annex 2.a to the case submission brief, folios 46 to 51); statement given by Carlos Alberto Tello Aliaga before a public attestor on January 29, 2014 (evidence file, volume XXX, affidavits, folios 20734 to 20744), and ruling by the Transitory Criminal Law Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice on an appeal to vacate judgment, 3521-2012 of July 24, 2013 (evidence file, volume XXI, helpful evidence, folio 14673). 133 Cf. Plan of Operation B. “NIPON” 96 / “TENAZ” (“Tenaz” Patrol), January 1997, p. 5 (evidence file, volume I, annex 2 to the case submission brief, folio 36); statement given by Carlos Alberto Tello Aliaga to a public attestor on January 29, 2014 (evidence file, volume XXX, affidavits, folios 20734 to 20744), and ruling by the Transitory Criminal Law Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice on an appeal to vacate judgment, 3521-2012 of July 24, 2013 (evidence file, volume XXI, helpful evidence, folio 14674). 134 Cf. Ruling by the Transitory Criminal Law Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice on an appeal to vacate judgment, 3521-2012 July 24, 2013 (evidence file, volume XXI, helpful evidence, folio 14674). 135 Cf. Plan of Operation B. “NIPON” 96 / “TENAZ” (Patrulla “Tenaz”), January 1997, p. 5 (evidence file, volume I, annex 2 to the case submission brief, folio 36); statement given by Carlos Alberto Tello Aliaga to a public attestor on January 29, 2014 (evidence file, volume XXX, affidavits, folios 20734 to 20744), and ruling by the Transitory Criminal Law Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice on an appeal to vacate judgment, 3521-2012 of July 24, 2013 (evidence file, volume XXI, helpful evidence, folio 14674). 136 Cf. Ruling by the Transitory Criminal Law Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice on an appeal to vacate judgment, 3521-2012 July 24, 2013 (evidence file, volume XXI, helpful evidence, folio 14674). 137 Cf. Ruling by the Third Special Criminal Chamber of the Superior Court of Lima on October 15, 2012 (evidence file, volume XX, annexed to the representatives’ observations on the State’s preliminary objections, folios 13438 to 13439), and ruling by the Transitory Criminal Law Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice on an appeal to vacate judgment, 3521-2012 July 24, 2013 (evidence file, volume XXI, helpful evidence, folio 14674). 138 Cf. Ruling by the Third Special Criminal Chamber of the Superior Court of Lima on October 15, 2012 (evidence file, volume XX, annexed to the representatives’ observations on the State’s preliminary objections, folios 13438 to 13439), and ruling by the Transitory Criminal Law Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice on an appeal to vacate judgment, 3521-2012 July 24, 2013 (evidence file, volume XXI, helpful evidence, folio 14674). 139 Cf. Ruling by the Third Special Criminal Chamber of the Superior Court of Lima on October 15, 2012 (evidence file, volume XX, annexed to the representatives’ observations on the State’s preliminary objections, folios 140