The Yumare Massacre was an incident in which the DISIP (political police of Venezuela) executed nine unarmed members of the subversive group Punto Cero. It took place on 8 May 1986 in Yaracuy

Yaracuy

Yaracuy State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. It is bordered by Falcón in the north, in the west by Lara, in the south by Portuguesa and Cojedes and in the east by Cojedes and Carabobo....

 state, Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

. An investigation was re-opened in 2006, which led to 29 participants in the massacre

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 being charged in September 2006, including both then-president Jaime Lusinchi

Jaime Lusinchi

Jaime Ramón Lusinchi is a Venezuelan politician who was the President of Venezuela from 1984 to 1989. His term was characterized by an economic crisis, growth of the External debt, populist policies, currency depreciation, inflation and corruption that exacerbated the crisis of the political...

 and Henry López Sisco, then head of DISIP. López Sisco was able to evade arrest and flee the country.

In May 2011 retired army general Alexis Ramón Sanchéz, having confessed his role in the massacre and identified others responsible, was sentenced to 13 years' house arrest. His sentence length was reduced due to his cooperation, and he was permitted to serve it at home due to his age and ill health.