| Plurinational Association of Tawantinsuyo Reservists | |
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| Asociación Plurinacional de Reservistas del Tawantinsuyo | |
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| Leader | Eddy Villarroel Medina (Sacha) |
| Dates of operation | 2011–present |
| Country | Peru |
| Active regions | VRAEM Pichanaqui Oxapampa Lima |
| Ideology | Ethnocacerism Indigenism Anti-communism |
| Political position | Syncretic |
| Status | Active |
| Part of | .svg) FUDARP (2018–2021) |
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| Battles and wars | Internal conflict in Peru |
ThePlurinational Association of Tawantinsuyo Reservists (Spanish:Asociación Plurinacional de Reservistas del Tawantinsuyo;ASPRET) is an ethnonationalistparamilitary group, active in theVRAEM conflict zone in Peru. The group is led by Eddy Villarroel Medina, also known as "Comandante Sacha," a former member of thePeruvian Armed Forces.[1][2] ASPRET's primary objective is to gain political power, and overthrow the Peruvian state. Members of the group call themselves the "guardians of the people" and have participated in riots in Oxapampa and Puerto Bermudez. ASPRET hadan alliance with theMilitarized Communist Party of Peru from 2018 to 2021. The group has also been accused of being connected toHezbollah, which it denies.[3][4] Many members of the movement are armed forces veterans ofPeru's internal wars or the border disputes withEcuador in the1980s and1990s.[5]
Eddy Villaroel Medina was a formerreservist in thePeruvian Army, who fought in theInternal conflict in Peru. Retiring from the Army in 1992, Media joined theSelf-defense committees. He retired again in 2005, and founded ASPRET in 2011.
In 2014 members of ASPRET took over theOxapampa square, demanding investigations into alleged acts of corruption inCiudad Constitución and thePuerto Bermúdez District.[6]
A year later in 2015 they participated in the Pichanaki Clashes against the oil and natural gas company PlusPetrol[7]
On April 22, 2017, ASPRET released a video of Medina meeting withComrade José, leader of theMCPP, where they discussed the creation of aUnited front.[8] This resulted in the creation of theUnited Democratic Andean Revolutionary Front of Peru (Spanish: Frente Unido Democrático Andino Revolucionario del Perú).[9]
Medina has also accusedVladimir Cerrón of having connections toShining Path.[10]
Medina has been accused of being involved with theEthnocacerist Movement, but this has been denied by Medina, and those close toAntauro Humala, leader of the movement.[2]
ASPRET has been accused of maintaining relations withHezbollah throughEdwar Quiroga Vargas, a Peruvian Shiite leader. Vargas has been accused of having connections with the Lebanese group due to social media posts, and also of his connections with otherShia leaders in Peru[4]
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