JEP annulled the amnesty granted to alias Mata Hari

The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) on Friday annulled the amnesty it had granted to the former combatant of the demobilized FARC guerrilla, Marilú Ramírez Baquero, alias' Mata Hari', who was in charge of intelligence and communications of the Antonio Nariño Urban Network, which installed the car bomb that exploded in the Bogotá War School.

The decision, which was taken by the Appeals Section of the Peace Court, which ordered the proceedings to be restarted, was determined after a review of the appeals filed by four victims of these acts that were perpetrated in 2006 and left 23 people injured.

“From the reading of the judicial file, the Section concluded that not all the obligations aimed at guaranteeing the right to participation of victims of Ramírez Baquero's criminal conduct were met. These are at least 30 people who were identified by the Investigation and Prosecution Unit of the JEP,” said the transitional justice system.

The judges of the Appeals Section indicated that victims should have been informed through a summons and subsequently secured informal representation of those who did not appear in this case, despite the fact that the Amnesty Chamber ordered that they be notified “after reasonable efforts were made to locate them”.

For this reason, the Appeals Section assured that no measures were taken to link to the process of victims who were not informed of the resolution that initiated the study of the case of the former member of the demobilized guerrilla, who provided the information to the FARC to commit the attack in the military complex.

“Either because you didn't find your contact details or because the trades sent to the delivered addresses were returned by the 472 postal company. As a result, the Amnesty Chamber must take the necessary measures to ensure the effective participation of victims in the process,” said the JEP.

On March 12, the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) rejected the request for amnesty of the former combatant of the demobilized FARC guerrilla group Mauricio Parra Rodríguez, known for participating in the murder of the owner of the renowned food merchant Surtifruver, for the crimes of aggravated homicide and manufacturing, carrying and possession of firearms.

This was determined by the Amnesty or Pardon Chamber of the Peace Court after analyzing the murder of Alonso Orjuela Pardo, owner of Surtifruver, which was perpetrated on October 20, 2016, finding that this crime was not committed in relation to the membership of the FARC de Parra, which is why it is not related to the armed conflict.

Similarly, the Chamber assured that it does not have jurisdiction in the murder of lawyer Luis Gerardo Ochoa, because it was committed on April 6, 2017 in the municipality of Pitalito, Huila, detailing that transitional justice only investigates crimes of the armed conflict perpetrated before December 1, 2016, when the Paz was ratified by the Colombian Congress.

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