 The guilty party turned out to be the Carabineros' secret service, and the Caso Degollados ("case of the slit throats") caused General Mendoza's resignation on August 2, 1985, being replaced by General Rodolfo Stange.Immediately after the coup the junta moved to crush their left-wing opposition.In addition to pursuing armed revolutionary groups it embarked on a campaign against opponents and perceived leftists in the country.