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Immediate Inspection Commission (responds to measure 6)
The functioning of the Immediate Inspection Commission (IIC) is regulated
through Annex B of Directive 208 of 2008. This establishes that any complaints received
are entered into the system and sent to the General Command, which decides whether it
will be assigned to the Inspector Delegate, or the Service Inspectorate to activate the IIC.
Once the IIC is activated, the commission analyzes the case from an operational
viewpoint and recommends to the Inspector General any administrative actions that may
be warranted, as well as any reviews of intelligence and operational procedures that may
be needed. Following this, the IIC produces an executive report of its findings and
recommendations for the Commander in Chief or Service Commander, depending on the
case. Since the Soacha murders, the IIC has carried out inspections in Montería,
Jiguamandó/Curvaradó, Valledupar, and Córdoba.
Procedures for Authorizing Military Objectives (responds to measure 10)
The Ministry of Defense has established that the National Police have jurisdiction
over the fight against criminal gangs (―BACRIM‖), though – in accordance with
Directive 208 of 2008, the Police may request assistance from the Armed Forces when
necessary. Such requests must be approved by a special Advisory Group, which
determines the applicable ROEs for each illegal armed group according to group‘s level
of hostility, and which criminal gangs the Armed Forces may assist against. The
Advisory Group meets at the request of the Director of the National Police when threats
arise that he deems to be beyond the operational capacity of the Police; or at the request
of the military service or division commanders or their equivalents in the Air Force or
Navy when the circumstances demand it.
Evaluation and Performance (responds to measure 11)
The Armed Forces has changed the way it evaluates success. Through Directive
300-28, the Armed Forces General Command decreed that more credit is to be given for
demobilizations than captures, and – in turn – more credit is to be given for captures than
deaths in combat. Operational outcomes show that this directive is being followed. In
2007, 3,037 members of illegal armed groups were demobilized; 3,362 were captured;
and 2,058 were killed in combat. In 2008, these numbers shifted to 3,461 demobilized;
2,483 captured; and 1,184 killed in combat. Though complete 2009 information is not
available, this trend appears to be continuing. Between January and May 2009, 57 733
members of illegal 1,138 had demobilized; 1,017 had been captured; and 250 had been
killed in combat. To ensure continued progress, the Armed Forces implemented a
Balance Score Card (BSC) to evaluate performance, looking at both management and
outcome.
57 Time period available as of June 15, 2009.
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