Peru court sentences men over killing of Indigenous defender
By The BriefBrief
A Peruvian court convicted four men of murder-for-hire and sentenced them to prison terms of 15 to 35 years for the 2023 killing of Indigenous Kichwa leader and rainforest defender Quinto Inuma Alvarado. The ruling came nearly 1,000 days after he was shot while traveling by boat back to Santa Rosillo de Yanayacu, with a woman also wounded.
WHO:Peruvian court; Genix Saboya Saboya; Limber Ríos Ruiz; Segundo Juan Villalobos Guevara; Jerly Saboya Saboya
WHAT:Convicted four men of murder-for-hire and sentenced them to 15 to 35 years in prison for the 2023 killing of Quinto Inuma Alvarado.
WHEN:Aug 24, 2026
WHERE:San Martín, Peru
WHY:The court’s sentences followed the murder-for-hire prosecution over the 2023 killing of Indigenous defender Quinto Inuma Alvarado.
