Whenever she saw members of the police they were wearing uniforms, and this
situation continued for several months. Her brother Franclin was detained once and
they told him that he was studying to become a guerrilla fighter, and her sister Doris
was detained because she was distributing documents on the massacre.
Hernán Javier’s death caused her great pain, especially because she was part of the
musical group he directed, and she was furious about the police report that accused
him of being subversive. Her children and those of her other brothers were deeply
affected by the death of their uncle, and this made them resentful of the police.
They feel great mistrust of the police and are very indignant because the State is
unfair and does not punish those responsible. The facts can be avoided by giving
the policemen new training and making it known that her brother was not a guerrilla
fighter.
B) TESTIMONY
26.
At the public hearing on reparations, the Court heard the statements of
witnesses María Córdula Mora Jacanamijoy and Jorge Franclin Cuarán Muchavisoy.
Said testimony is summarized below:
a)
Testimony of María Córdula Mora Jacanamijoy, a sister of Hernán
Lizcano Jacanamijoy.
She lives in the Municipality of Mocoa, Department of Putumayo, and has worked in
the general services area of the Hospital in that region since 1972. After the facts,
the witness lived in a situation of constant preoccupation and seclusion, as the police
remained on the street and near her doorstep, from ten p.m. to one or two a.m.
The witness fell ill and received assistance from a curandero or traditional doctor in
the area, and after what happened her sons failed the year at school due to the fear
they felt. Her brother had a permanent companion, Inés Sigindioy Narváez, and a
daughter, Johana Carolina Lizcano. They were forced to move from the place where
they lived with the victim, also due to fear and stigmatization. She did not file a
claim before Colombian administrative or judicial authorities for reparation of
damage and detriment caused by the death of her brother, due to her fear of the
police. This same fear made her reject the legal assistance that was offered to her
at that time. She states that no Colombian judicial authorities have given her an
explanation of how her brother died.
b)
Testimony of Jorge Franclin Cuarán Muchavisoy, a brother of Hernán
Javier Cuarán Muchavisoy.
He is 41 years old, with a licentiate degree in music, and he teaches in the city of
Cali, where he lives. One week after his brother’s funeral, he was detained by the
police in Mocoa and released that same day due to pressure by friends and relatives.
He never received any explanation of that detention. His family sent letters signed
by many people in the community of Mocoa to various Colombian authorities, even
to the President of the Republic and to the media, for them to rectify the information
broadcast in connection with the case. He always sought the opportunity to say the
truth to Colombia and to the international community, as the media, reflecting the
official report, stated that the victims were guerrilla fighters. His father died in
October, 2002 at the age of 94, with no hope of justice. His mother is very ill,
suffering hypertension and pain in one leg. She is perturbed by helicopters coming
to the military station that remains on the hill, as she associates them with what
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