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(47) Army Professional Soldier Garcia Corzo Ricardo
(48) Army Professional Soldier Zapata Roldan Carlos Antonio
I. On May 15, 2009, nine members of the Army‘s 15 th Infantry Battalion ―General
Franciso de Paula of Santander‖ of Ocaña were indicted on charges of aggravated
homicide, aggravated forced disappearance, and aggravated criminal conspiracy in
connection with the disappearance and homicide of Julio César Mesa and Johathan
Orlando Soto Bermudez. Cesar Mesa, a construction worker and resident of the San
Nicolás de Soacha neighborhood, disappeared on January 26, 2008, and was found
dead – presented as killed in combat – on January 27, 2008, in the district of El Espejo
in the municipality of San Calixto (Norte de Santander). Soto Bermudez, a minor and
student, disappeared on January 26, 2008, in the San Nicholas de Soacha
neighborhood and was found dead – presented as killed in combat – on January 27,
2008, in the district of Chircas in Ocaña municipality (Norte de Santander).
(Prosecutor General‘s Case Number Unknown – Soacha Case)
(49) Army Major Henry Mauricio Blanco Barbosa
(also charged with false presentation of public documents)
(50) Army First Corporal Manuel Zorrilla Agamez
(also charged with false presentation of public documents)
(51) Army Professional Soldier Jose Orlando Gonzales Ceballos
(52) Army Professional Soldier Juan Gabriel Espinosa Restrepo
(53) Army Professional Soldier Kevis Alberto Jimenez Escalante
(54) Army Professional Soldier Luis Alrio Lopez
(55) Army Second Sergeant Merardo Rios Diaz
(56) Army Lieutenant Coronel (retired) Gabriel de Jesus Rincon Amado
(57) Army Second Sergeant (retired) Sandro Mauricio Perez Contreras
J. On May 21, 2009, 17 members of the Army‘s 15 th Infantry Battalion ―Cabecillas
Espada Uno‖ were indicted on charges of aggravated forced disappearance,
aggravated homicide, and aggravated criminal conspiracy for their alleged role in the
disappearance and homicide of three people, who were presented as killed in combat.
Diego Alberto Tamayo Garcera, (profession unknown) a resident of the Ducales
neighborhood in the municipality of Soacha, disappeared on August 23, 2008, and
was found dead on August 25, 2008, in the district of Papamito in the municipality of
Ocaña (Norte de Santander). Víctor Fernando Gómez Romero (profession unknown),
a resident of the San Mateo neighborhood in the municipality of Soacha, disappeared
on August 23, 2008, and was found dead on August 25, 2008, in the district of
Papamito in the municipality of Ocaña (Norte de Santander). Jader Andrés Palacio
Bustamante (construction worker), a resident of the Ducales neighborhood in the
municipality of Soacha, disappeared August 23, 2008, and was found dead on August
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