101. With regard to the facts of October 6, 1997, an investigation was conducted under the ordinary criminal jurisdiction for the offense of attempted simple kidnapping (infra paras. 121 and 122). C.1) Investigations into the facts that occurred on August 29, 1996 C.1.a) Disciplinary proceedings i) By the Armed Forces 102. On August 30, 1996 the Commander of the Twelfth Brigade of the Colombian National Army, Néstor Ramírez Mejía, issued Decisions Nos. 011 and 012, sanctioning a “commander of the Fourth Squad of the First Detachment of the Military Police Company of No. 12 A.S.P.C Battalion,” and a “detachment commander of the Military Police Company of No. 4 P.M. Battalion, with a “severe reprimand.” Both were punished for, inter alia, “abuse of authority” and “negligence in their command duties.” Regarding the former, it was indicated that “he ordered a soldier under his command to seize the video camera from cameraman LUIS GONZALO VELEZ of the television news program 12:30, an act that violates the provisions on freedom of the press,” and “that, in compliance with the said order, it appears that LUIS GONZALO VELEZ was subjected to arbitrary treatment.” Furthermore, the said decision indicated that “owing to lack of control, the troops aimed their official weapons at all the participants in the protest placing their life and personal integrity in imminent danger.”118 The decision sanctioning the other commander does not include any explicit reference to Mr. Vélez Restrepo, but does mention the acts perpetrated against him as follows: “that the images broadcast by the television news programs reveal[ed] that an attempt was made to seize a videotape from a cameraman accredited by the media, and this constituted an act that endangered freedom of expression.” In addition, the decision concludes that the said commander “physically assaulted a defenseless participant in the protest against the Police Force [which took place on the bridge over the Bodoquero river of the municipality of Morelia on August 29, 1996].”119 103. The soldiers who were sanctioned requested a review of the sanctions established in decisions Nos. 011 and 012.120 However, the State advised this Court that the rulings on the appeals “could not be found.”121 ii) By the Attorney General’s Office 118 Cf. decision No. 011 issued by the Commander of the Twelfth Brigade of the Colombian National Army on August 30, 1996, supra note 79, folio 18. 119 Cf. decision No. 012 issued by the Commander of the Twelfth Brigade of the Colombian National Army on August 30, 1996, supra note 74, folio 23. 120 Cf. request for reconsideration of sanction filed by Sergeant first class Fernando Echavarría Calle before the Brigadier General Commander of the Twelfth Brigade of the Colombian National Army dated September 4, 1996, and request for revocation of decision No. 11 of August 30, 1996, and supplementary appeal filed by Second Sergeant second class William Moreno Pérez before the Brigadier General Commander of the Twelfth Brigade of the Twelfth Brigade of the Colombian National Army (file of useful evidence presented by the State, tome III, folios 1200 and 1205). 121 Cf. Communication No. 68983 of July 25, 2012, from the Director for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law of the Ministry of National Defense of Colombia to the Director for Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (file of useful evidence presented by the State, tome I, folio 5). 34