inspections,344 and requests for evidence.345 The most recent evidence was provided to this
Court in February 2013.346
I.1.2. Criminal investigation No. 2332
162. The investigation under file No. 2332 against some members of the “Elmer Cárdenas”
paramilitary group and del Río Rojas347 was opened based on the events that occurred on
February 27, 1997, owing to the incursion in the settlement of Bijao, the “murder of a protected
person,” Marino López Mena, the forced displacement of February 1997, and the offense of
conspiracy to commit a crime.
Bloc. Case file 426, original volume No. 22 (evidence file, folio 44222); Note No. 076 D-2 of February 22, 2012,
addressed to the Technical Investigation Corps by the Adviser to the 4th Prosecutor of the UNDH-DIH, requesting that it
appoint two investigators-analysts. Case file 426, original volume No. 22 (evidence file, folio 44228); Note No. 162 D-2
of May 29, 2012, addressed to the 48th Prosecutor of the National Justice and Peace Unit by the 2nd Special Prosecutor
of the UNDH-DIH, requesting copies of the combined voluntary confessions made on April 28, 2010, by member of the
AC Élmer Cárdenas Bloc. Case file 426, original volume No. 22 (evidence file, folio 44246); Note No. 680537 of May 28,
2012, addressed to the Mayor of Turbo, to the Turbo Spokesperson, to the Colombian Family Welfare Institute of Turbo,
to Social Action of Turbo, and to the Francisco Valderrama Hospital of Turbo, in case file No. 426, requesting a copy of
the List of those Displaced from the Urabá Chocóano (Acandí, Riosucio and Unguía) between January 1, 1997, and
December 31, 1999. Case file 426, original volume No. 22 (evidence file, folios 44271, 44273, 44275, 44276 and
44278).
342
Cf. Request for information addressed to the Head of the Unit for Attention to and Integral Reparation for the
Victims of Chocó, asking him to advise the 2nd Special Prosecutor of the UNDH-DIH under which note or document the
list of those displaced from Choco between 1997 and 1999 had been forwarded to the National Archives, June 25, 2012
(evidence file, folio 44349).
343
Cf. Request of July 23, 2012, by the 2nd Special Prosecutor, UNDH-DIH, to the Secretariat of the Unit to
remove File No. 1701 from the archives, in order to conduct a judicial inspection of the file. Case file 426, original
volume No. 22 (evidence file, folio 44370), and Request of September 12, 2012, addressed to the 14th Special
Prosecutor, UNDH-DIH, by the 2nd Special Prosecutor, UNDH-DIH, for a copy of the judgment sentencing Alejo Rito del
Río in case 2009-063. Case file 426, original volume No. 22 (evidence file, folio 44381).
344
Cf. Judicial inspection of case file No. 297 A, by the 25th Special Prosecutor of the UNDH-DIH, on January 11,
2012. Case file 426, original volume No. 22 (evidence file, folio 44181); Judicial inspection of case file No. 7782, by the
6th Special Prosecutor of the UNDH-DIH, on January 11, 2012. Case file 426, original volume No. 22 (evidence file, folio
44191); Record of judicial inspection by an agent of the Judicial Police attached to the 17th Prosecutor delegated to the
Court of the National Justice and Peace Prosecutors Unit, and conducted in case file No. 426, on March 7, 2012. Case
file 426, original volume No. 22 (evidence file, folio 44229); Record of judicial inspection conducted on June 6, 2012, in
the archives of the office of the Spokesperson of the Municipality of Apartadó related to the Urabá Chocóano
displacement between 1997 and 1999, by an agent of the Judicial Police. Case file 426, original volume No. 22
(evidence file, folio 44280).
345
Cf. Request for evidence of May 9, 2102, sent by the 2nd Special Prosecutor, UNDH-DIH, to the Head of the
Human Rights Group requesting he authorize a working mission for one of his investigators. Case file 426, original
volume No. 22 (evidence file, folio 44243).
346
Cf. Brief of February 8, 2013, requesting that the measures taken by the 2nd Special Prosecutor be sent to the
22nd Special Prosecutor, both of the UNDH-DIH. Case file 426, original volume No. 22 (evidence file, folio 44452).
347
Cf. Report presented by the State with complete and updated information on the status of the investigations
related to the facts of the case, of February 4, 2013. In this case the accused are: Luis Muentes Mendoza alias “Vicente
el Calvo”, demobilized, member of the AC Elmer Cárdenas Bloc, who has still to be investigated; Fredy Rendón Herrera
alias “el Alemán”, demobilized commander of the AC Elmer Cárdenas Bloc, his legal status has been decided, he is in
preventive custody for the crimes of murder of a protected person, forced displacement and conspiracy to commit a
crime, he remains to be heard in the re-opening of the investigation and to go through the procedure of accepting the
charges based on plea barganing; Diego Luis Hinestroza Moreno alias “Ramiro Roberto Tolamba or Perea,” demobilized
member of the AC Elmer Cárdenas Bloc, accepted the plea bargaining procedure and the investigation was forwarded to
the Criminal Court of the Special Circuit of Quibdó-Chocó; Marino Mosquera Fernández, pending a hearing in the
preliminary investigation proceedings; William Manuel Soto Salcedo, demobilized member of the AC Elmer Cárdenas
Bloc, pending a hearing in the preliminary investigation proceedings; Rito Alejo del Río Rojas, Army General; Julio César
Arce Graciano, alias “Zc or el Alacrán”, demobilized member of the AC Elmer Cárdenas Bloc, charges against him were
brought in a decision of January 21, 2013, and a date was set to hear him in the investigation proceeding; Rubén Darío
Rendón Blanquiceth, alias “Móvil 10 or Andrés Rodriguez,” member of the AC Elmer Cárdenas Bloc, charges against him
were brought in a decision of January 21, 2013, and a date was set to hear him in the investigation (evidence file, folios
15480 and 15481).
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