{"id":38839,"date":"2020-06-12T08:21:06","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T13:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gov.co\/colombia\/en\/?p=38839"},"modified":"2020-06-16T10:28:29","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T15:28:29","slug":"former-paramilitary-commander-alias-juancho-prada-and-29-other-postulados-of-the-auc-front-hector-julio-peinado-were-sentenced-for-465-criminal-actions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gov.co\/colombia\/en\/2020\/06\/12\/former-paramilitary-commander-alias-juancho-prada-and-29-other-postulados-of-the-auc-front-hector-julio-peinado-were-sentenced-for-465-criminal-actions\/","title":{"rendered":"Former paramilitary commander alias Juancho Prada and 29 other \u2018postulados\u2019* of the AUC front, H\u00e9ctor Julio Peinado, were sentenced for 465 criminal actions"},"content":{"rendered":"

This June 9, the Justice and Peace Chamber of the Superior Tribunal of Bogot\u00e1 sentenced Juan Francisco Prada M\u00e1rquez, alias Juancho Prada, former commander of H\u00e9ctor Julio Peinado Becerra front of the Self-Defense\u00a0\u00a0Forces\u00a0\u00a0of\u00a0\u00a0Colombia\u00a0\u00a0(Autodefensas\u00a0\u00a0Unidas\u00a0\u00a0de\u00a0\u00a0Colombia\u00a0\u00a0AUC) for multiple offenses that caused 3,385 victims (1,688 direct victims and 1,697 indirect victims).<\/span><\/p>\n

The conviction which also involves 29 other \u2018postulados\u2019*, is based on an investigation carried out by a prosecutor’s office attached to the Transitional Justice Office which collected evidentiary documents of 465 criminal actions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thus, the Judiciary sentenced them for murder offenses, enforced disappearance, forced displacement, illegal recruitment of minors, gender-based violence, among others offenses.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the evidence collected, the\u00a0H\u00e9ctor Julio Peinado Becerra<\/i>\u00a0front committed crimes from 1992 to March 2006 in the municipalities of southern Cesar, such as San Alberto, San Mart\u00edn, Aguachica, Gamarra and R\u00edo de Oro; also in Oca\u00f1a, Abrego and La Playa de Bel\u00e9n (Norte de Santander).<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of the facts that were attributed to this paramilitary structure and that led to the conviction, are:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Murder of Rosalba Contreras de Castro<\/span><\/b>, who served as secretary of the Municipal Court in\u00a0El Carmen<\/i>, perpetrated on August 25, 2000 in the rural settlement known as Cangrejo, in R\u00edo de Oro (Cesar).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Murder of Mar\u00eda Elena G\u00f3mez Naranjo,<\/span><\/b>\u00a0which took place on June 10, 1996 in San Alberto (Cesar). The victim was the director of the hospital in that municipality.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Massive displacement – Bella Cruz farm,<\/span><\/b> which took place between February 15 and 16, 1996. The properties are located in municipalities named La Gloria, Pelaya, and Pailitas in southern Cesar.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Massive displacement – Villa Oliva farm<\/span><\/b>\u00a0on August 16, 1994, in rural settlement El Diviso, in the municipality of San Mart\u00edn (Cesar).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Massacre in Puerto Pati\u00f1o 1<\/span><\/b>\u00a0which was carried out on June 29 and 30, 1994, in a small town named Puerto Pati\u00f1o in the municipality of Aguachica and in a small town named El Marqu\u00e9s located in R\u00edo de Oro, both in the Department of Cesar. Four people were killed.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Massacre Puerto Pati\u00f1o\u00a02,<\/span><\/span><\/b>\u00a0which took place on January 14, 1995, in<\/span>\u00a0the same small town of Puerto Pati\u00f1o, Aguachica in which seven people were killed, another one\u00a0 was a victim of torture and displacement, and another one was a victim of forced disappearance.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Massacre of Paloquemao,<\/b>\u00a0committed on February 8, 1999, when four people were killed in Abrego (Norte de Santander).<\/span><\/p>\n

The oth<\/span>er \u2018postulados\u2019 of the\u00a0<\/span>H\u00e9ctor Julio Peinado Becerra<\/i><\/span>\u00a0front\u00a0<\/span>who were convicted are:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    \n
  1. J<\/span>avier Antonio Quintero Coronel<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Jos\u00e9 Lenin Molano Medina<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Armando Madariaga Pic\u00f3n<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Alfredo Ballena, alias Rancho<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Carlos Garc\u00eda Barrera, alias Veneno<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Alberto P\u00e9rez Avenda\u00f1o, alias Ramoncito<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Alfredo Garc\u00eda Tarazona, alias Arley<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Audilio Barrientos, alias Barbao<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Ciro Pacheco Carrascal, alias Estiven<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Fabio Herrera Vergel, alias Albeiro<\/span><\/li>\n
  11. Felipe Garc\u00eda Velandia, alias Pecas<\/span><\/li>\n
  12. Fredy Contreras Estevez, alias Beto<\/span><\/li>\n
  13. Fredy Ramiro Pedraza G\u00f3mez, alias Chicote<\/span><\/li>\n
  14. H\u00e9ctor Julio Carvajalino, alias Raya<\/span><\/li>\n
  15. Jes\u00fas Johany Lamus Garc\u00eda, alias Chupete<\/span><\/li>\n
  16. Jes\u00fas Pacheco Carpio, alias Tripa<\/span><\/li>\n
  17. Jos\u00e9 Antonio Hern\u00e1ndez Villamizar, alias Jhon<\/span><\/li>\n
  18. Manuel de Jes\u00fas Solano Espa\u00f1a, alias Polic\u00eda<\/span><\/li>\n
  19. Nelson Alberto G\u00f3mez Silva, alias Mico<\/span><\/li>\n
  20. Noe Jimenez Ortiz, alias Negro Jim\u00e9nez<\/span><\/li>\n
  21. Rafael Emilio Ram\u00edrez Hern\u00e1ndez, alias Memo<\/span><\/li>\n
  22. Ramon de Jes\u00fas Meneses Parada, alias Montoya<\/span><\/li>\n
  23. Roberto Prada Delgado, alias Robert Junior<\/span><\/li>\n
  24. Wilman Rafael Ortiz Guevara, alias el Indio<\/span><\/li>\n
  25. Xavier Estrada Mart\u00ednez, alias Patascoy<\/span><\/li>\n
  26. Wilfredo Galvis Cuadros, alias Cojito<\/span><\/li>\n
  27. Jhon Fernando Galvis D\u00edaz, alias Jayo<\/span><\/li>\n
  28. Naider Habraham Issa Reyes, alias Alex Fara\u00f3n<\/span><\/li>\n
  29. C\u00e9sar Augusto Rivero Medina<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    *Postulado: a term used to refer\u00a0<\/span>to demobilized members of illegal armed groups who postulated to obtain a benefit from the Justice and Peace Law.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    This June 9, the Justice and Peace Chamber of the Superior Tribunal of Bogot\u00e1 sentenced Juan Francisco Prada M\u00e1rquez, alias Juancho Prada, former commander of H\u00e9ctor Julio Peinado Becerra front of the Self-Defense\u00a0\u00a0Forces\u00a0\u00a0of\u00a0\u00a0Colombia\u00a0\u00a0(Autodefensas\u00a0\u00a0Unidas\u00a0\u00a0de\u00a0\u00a0Colombia\u00a0\u00a0AUC) for multiple offenses that caused 3,385 victims (1,688 direct victims and 1,697 indirect victims). The conviction which also involves 29 other \u2018postulados\u2019*, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,12],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-38839","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news","7":"category-transitional-justice"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gov.co\/colombia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38839"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gov.co\/colombia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gov.co\/colombia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gov.co\/colombia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gov.co\/colombia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38839"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gov.co\/colombia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38839\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38840,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gov.co\/colombia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38839\/revisions\/38840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gov.co\/colombia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gov.co\/colombia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fiscalia.gov.co\/colombia\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}