At 9 am on Thursday, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) will issue a sentence against 12 former military of the Artillery Battalion No. 2 the stern, linked to extrajudicial executions – the so -called ‘false positives’ – committed between January 2002 and July 2005 in the departments of Cesar and La Guajira.
After issuing the first sentence against the seven former heads of the former FARC secretariat, the JEP is preparing to condemn 12 former Militaries of the La Popa battalion.
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Having accepted their responsibility and contributed truth, they will not receive prison sentences, but their own sanctions that They consist of restorative works, works and activities, for a period of between five and eight years because they are their own sanctions within the transitional justice system agreed in the 2016 Final Peace Agreement.
These measures, unlike those who submit to ordinary justice, are aimed at those who recognize full truth, accept responsibility from the beginning of the process and commit to concrete reparation actions.
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The ex -military, considered maximum responsible for the homicides and forced disappearances of people falsely presented as casualties in combatthey will receive a non -private sanction of liberty, but that involve between five and eight years of works, works and restorative work.
The sanctions
Unlike the sentence against the ex -FARC, the ex -military will have “freedom of movement with schedules and residences defined for each of the appears in surveillance by the section”.
The JEP imposed the maximum sanction of eight years to the 12 former members of the Public Force and took into account the TOAR and years in prison that some paid to make the total discount of the sanction.
Guillermo Gutiérrez Riveros, Manuel Valentín Padilla Espitia and Eduart Gustavo Álvarez Mejía, the JEP imposed the maximum sanction of 8 years.
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In addition, Alex José Mercado Sierra imposed seven years; six years, five months and six days to Heber Hernán Gómez Naranjo; Six years, one month and six days to Efraín Andrade Perea; Five and ten months to Carlos Andrés Lora Cabrales.
Six years, 11 months and 24 days to José de Jesús Rueda Quintero; five years, seven months and 12 days to Elkin. Leonardo Burgos Suárez; 6 years, 1 month and 12 days to Elkin Rojas; seven years, seven months and twenty -two days to Yeris Andrés Gómez Coronel; 6 years, 7 months and 6 days to Juan Carlos Soto Sepúlveda.
The facts
In the deck of nine options, construction projects of harmonization centers, cultural houses, memorial and mausoleums parks are contemplated, which was the commitment to which the Colombian State reached in exchange for its truth and guarantees of non -repetition.
As investigated by the JEP, These ex -military murdered and disappeared to 135 innocent civilians who falsely presented as casualties in combat in 77 events.
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On July 23, 24 and 25 in Valledupar a public verification hearing was held, a key step in the dialogic trial, during which those responsible recognized their responsibility, contributed truth and participated in restorative spaces with the victims and affected communities.
With that antecedent, the JEP will evaluate the components of full truth, repair, guarantees of non -repetition and the restorative projects that the appearing parties must fulfill as part of their own sanction. This sentence will mark a milestone, as it will be the first sanction in this sub -subcase.
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Imputed crimes include homicide in protected person, forced disappearance, as well as War crimes and crimes against humanity, since the murders were widespread and systematic against civilians.
A retired officer from the same battalion, publio Hernán Mejía, He denied to recognize his responsibility and face the process in the JEP Research and Accusation Unitwith the possibility of prison sentences if they are found guilty.
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