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D. On October 12, 2008, the Inspector General‘s Office closed its case against (11)
Army Soldier José Mauricio Camacho Guarin (charges originally brought
December 18, 2007), absolving him of charges for allegedly conducting a raid without
a judicial order on December 23, 2003, in Bogotá (Cundinamarca). The Prosecutor
General‘s Office has also opened an investigation. (Prosecutor General‘s Office Case
Number Unknown/Inspector General‘s Office Case Number 022-097428-2004)
E. On October 27, 2008, the Inspector General‘s Office removed (12) Army Captain
Jhon Henry Paredes Céspedes (charges originally brought November 14, 2007)
from duty and barred him from public service for 12 years for allegedly torturing
Miguel Dario and Natanael Aias Mauje on September 26, 2002, in Tame (Arauca).
Paredes Céspedes has appealed this decision. The Prosecutor General‘s Office has
also opened an investigation. (Prosecutor General‘s Office Case Number
Unknown/Inspector General‘s Office Case Number 008-139444-2006)
F. On October 29, 2008, the Inspector General‘s Office archived its case (no further
information given) against three Army soldiers (charges originally brought December
7, 2007) for allegedly intimidating voters, while armed and wearing their camouflage
uniforms on October 25, 2003, in Saravena (Arauca). The Prosecutor General‘s
Office has also opened an investigation. (Prosecutor General‘s Office Case Number
Unknown/Inspector General‘s Office Case Number 022-96402-2003)
(13) Army Colonel Santiago Herrera Fajardo
(14) Army Captain Marco Aurelio Capacho Gómez
(15) Army Soldier Joseph May Rodríguez Cuervo
G. On November 6, 2008, the Inspector General‘s Office closed its case against two
Army soldiers (charges originally brought August 10, 2007; decisions listed below)
for their alleged involvement in the murder of Guajibo Antonio Chanique Sarmiento,
a member of the indigenous community of Cusay la Colorada in Municipality of
Fortul (Arauca) on January 6, 2005. The Prosecutor General‘s Office has also opened
an investigation. (Prosecutor General‘s Office Case Number Unknown/Inspector
General‘s Office Case Number 155-122923-2005)
(16) Army Second Sergeant Fruccen Kennedy Casas Antonio
(suspended from service for two months)
(17) Army Soldier (retired) Luía Parada Luna
(removed from duty and barred from public service for 10 years;
retired June 26, 2004)
H. On November 11, 2008, the Inspector General‘s Office closed its case against (18)
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