threatened her with a gun, telling her that if she screamed, he would kill the people who had come with her. He took her to a storage building near the jail, where two more men were waiting. 108 Upon arrival, they blindfolded her, beat her, insulted her, attacked her, tied her hands, and sat her on a chair. After a while, the men told her that they were going to go "for a little outing." The journalist continued to ask them who had sent them and one of them told her that "they had been sent to clean up all the bullshit from the media." 109 60. Subsequently, they put her roughly into a vehicle, replaced the blindfold with tape over her eyes and mouth, and continued to beat her. After a while, the vehicle stopped and the men removed the tape. Ms. Bedoya then noticed there were more people because "many voices were heard." 110 In this regard, Ms. Bedoya indicated the involvement of "uniformed men" who participated in her kidnapping. 111 61. After tying her up again, several men raped her. 112 In the midst of these acts of violence, one of the kidnappers told her, while pointing a gun at her, "piece of shit journalists who have fucked up this country, it’s your fault the country is like this,” saying the journalists were "paid by the guerrillas” 113 and that they were going to “teach them a lesson so they quit fucking around and destroying the country.” 114 They accused her of going to La Modelo Prison to "give the guerrillas media attention." 115 Later, they took her cell phone and, threatening her again with a pistol, made her unlock it. After several hours, after sunset, one of the kidnappers told Ms. Bedoya that the “outing" was over. She closed her eyes hoping they would kill her. 116 They took her wallet and some papers that she had in her purse, they taped the papers to her chest and flung her on the side of a road in Villavicencio. 117 In total, Ms. Bedoya had been held for approximately 10 hours. 118 62. Ms. Bedoya was unable to move for a time, until a taxi driver stopped to help her and took her to a Rapid Response Station (Comando de Atención Inmediata, “CAI”), belonging to the National Police. Members of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Interpol (hereinafter “DIJIN”) arrived Cf. Expansion of statement made by Jineth Bedoya Lima before the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation, June 8, 2000 (evidence file, folio 84). Also see Expansion of statement made by Jineth Bedoya Lima before the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation, May 30, 2000 (evidence file, folio 102); and Fifth Criminal Court of the Bogotá Specialized Circuit, Judgment of February 24, 2016 (evidence file, folio 24054). 108 109 Cf. Expansion of statement made by Jineth Bedoya Lima before the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation, May 30, 2000 (evidence file, folio 102). 110 Cf. Expansion of statement made by Jineth Bedoya Lima before the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation, May 30, 2000 (evidence file, folio 102). 111 Cf. Statement from Jineth Bedoya Lima given at the public hearing held on March 15, 22, and 23, 2021 within the framework of the 140th regular sessions. 112 Cf. Expansion of statement made by Jineth Bedoya Lima before the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation, May 30, 2000 (evidence file, folio 103); statement from Jineth Bedoya Lima given at the public hearing held on March 15, 22, and 23, 2021 within the framework of the 140th regular sessions, in which Ms. Bedoya described the rape as a “gang rape” after having faced “all manner of abuse” and “torture.” 113 Cf. Expansion of statement made by Jineth Bedoya Lima before the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation, May 30, 2000 (evidence file, folio 101). 114 Cf. Expansion of statement made by Jineth Bedoya Lima before the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation, May 30, 2000 (evidence file, folio 104). 115 Idem. Cf. Expansion of statement made by Jineth Bedoya Lima before the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation, May 30, 2000 (evidence file, folios 104 and 105); Sworn statement of Jineth Bedoya Lima, November 26, 2011 (evidence file, folio 804). 116 117 Cf. Expansion of statement made by Jineth Bedoya Lima before the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation, May 30, 2000 (evidence file, folios 104 and 105). 118 Cf. Fifth Criminal Court of the Bogotá Specialized Circuit, Judgment of February 24, 2016 (evidence file, folio 24050). 24