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135. On March 6, 2002, a Criminal Court of the Valledupar Specialized Circuit ruled on the
events suffered by Mr. Omeara Miraval, acquitting JP of the crime of conspiracy to commit a
crime, it did not refer to the homicide of Manuel Guillermo Omeara Miraval, having terminated
the investigation.124
136. On October 23, 2002, the UNDH Regional Prosecutor's Office ordered the taking of
evidence related to the identification of other participants in the events and of the truck in which
the victim was kidnapped. In the report of the Central Directorate of the Judicial Police of
January 14, 2003, negative results were found when carrying out said procedures, except for
the identification of the car's license plates, which had been transferred to a third person.125
137. On February 5, 2003, given what had happened to Héctor Álvarez Sánchez, the Regional
Prosecutor's Office of the UNDH ordered an inspection of hospital centers to determine where
he was treated after the attack.126
138. On March 28, 2003, the National Police informed the Prosecutor's Office of the results of
some investigations, among which are the statements of people who lived in the area near the
farm where Manuel Guillermo Omeara Miraval was kidnapped. Reference was also made to the
statement of a person who indicated that the murder of Mr. Omeara Miraval occurred due to
the inquiries he was making about the attack against Noel Emiro Omeara Carrascal, as well as
for challenging the group "Los Prada", refusing to pay a fee that they requested, and provided
a copy of a check that had Héctor Álvarez Sánchez as its payee and that had not been cashed
due to lack of funds. He pointed out that the attack against Mr. Álvarez Sánchez was due to
JC's interest in not paying him the sum of money that he owed him, as well as to access more
work of “Los Prada”.127
139. On May 8, 2002, the UNDH Regional Prosecutor's Office ordered the preliminary
investigation to continue, within which a series of proceedings were carried out.128
140. In May 2007, JP and the paramilitary group he commanded in the southern region of
the Department of Cesar demobilized. Both he and his section applied for the procedure
established in Law No. 975 of 2005. This was sent to the Prosecutor's Office in August 2007,
upon request sent to the High Commissioner for Peace, together with a list of all the members
from the front who demobilized.129
Cf. JP acquittal, issued by the Single Court of the Special Circuit of Valledupar on March 6, 2002 (evidence
file, annex 6 to the answering brief, fs. 9342 to 9394).
125
Report of the Central Directorate of the Judicial Police of January 14, 2003 (evidence file, annex 6 to the
answering brief, fs. 9202 to 9203).
126
Decision of the UNDH Regional Prosecutor of February 5, 2003 (evidence file, annex 6 to the answer, File
015, log 9, f. 9216).
127
National Police report of March 28, 2003 (evidence file, annex 6 to the answering brief, File 015, log 9, fs.
9473 to 9478).
128
The main procedure was to authorize the inspection of process 015, at the request of the Prosecutor in
charge of the process with File 397, which was carried out the same day, and copies of the exhumation records and
the autopsy protocol were made.
129
On July 10, 2007, the Prosecutor's Office requested certification from the High Commissioner for Peace
regarding the demobilization of JP, and on August 14, 2007, a response was given to said request, informing that
indeed, JP was listed as a representative member on the list of collective demobilized members of the former Julio
Peinado Becerra Front of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia. On September 3, 2007, a copy of the list of
demobilized members of the Julio Peinado Becerra Section was submitted; Letter of September 3, 2007 issued by the
National Justice and Peace Unit (evidence file, annex 6 to the answering brief, fs. 9585 to 9590), and Letter of the
Ministry for Peace of August 14, 2007 (file evidence, annex 6 to the answering brief, page 9582).
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