torture, to the detriment of the victim Jineth Bedoya Lima. 166 According to this judgment, Mario Jaimes Mejía played an “important, crucial, and valuable role” in the execution of the facts, since he was responsible for carrying out the “task assigned by the paramilitary high command,” making the appointment with Ms. Bedoya, and participated in a “criminal plan that was organized, systematic, and comprehensive” targeting Ms. Bedoya in particular and journalism in general. 167 c.4 Criminal procedure brought against A.L. 77. On February 27, 2015, former paramilitary soldier A.L., being held at the time in a Colombian jail, gave a statement in which he said he had witnessed the facts. In that statement, he plead guilty and accepted a plea agreement. 168 A.L. submitted a request to be brought before the Special Jurisdiction for Peace. 169 The Court has no further information regarding what happened in the proceedings against A.L. D. Investigation of the 6th Specialized Prosecutor for omissions in the criminal process 78. On February 29, 2011, Criminal Judicial Procurator 19 issued an official letter addressed to Specialized Prosecutor 49 of the UNDH, whereby she ordered the certification of copies before criminal and disciplinary justice against Specialized Prosecutor 6 for it to be investigated over the “omission of facts recorded in the criminal proceeding carried out with regard to the heinous facts of which Ms. [...] Bedoya Lima was a victim." The file on this complaint was closed on March 25, 2015 for "atypical conduct." 170 E. Attacks, threats, and kidnapping of Ms. Bedoya subsequent to the events of May 25, 2000 and precautionary measures adopted by the Inter-American Commission 79. Ms. Bedoya continued to receive threats in connection with the exercise of her profession. On June 2, 2000, the Inter-American Commission granted precautionary measures to protect the lives and physical integrity of Jineth Bedoya Lima, Hollman Morris Rincón (editor of the peace section of El Espectador), and Jorge Cardona Álzate (courts editor of the newspaper). 171 To comply with this decision, in June 2000 the National Police assigned the journalist a protection plan. 172 In January 2002, Ms. Bedoya began working at the newspaper El Tiempo. 173 In 2002 and 2003, Ms. Bedoya, along with other journalists from the newspaper, continued to receive threats in the form of emails and phone calls. 174 Ms. Bedoya’s telephone was tapped, something that was verified by members of 166 Cf. Fifth Criminal Court of the Bogotá Specialized Circuit, Judgment of March 18, 2016 (evidence file, folio 24146). Cf. Fifth Criminal Court of the Bogotá Specialized Circuit, Judgment of March 18, 2016 (evidence file, folios 24127 and 24130). 167 168 Cf. Preliminary statement of A.L., of February 27, 2015 (evidence file, folios 1207 to 1214). Cf. Special Jurisdiction for Peace, response to filing 20191510279462, of July 16, 2019 (evidence file, folios 23489 and 23491). 169 170 Cf. Office of the Attorney General of the Nation, Deputy Attorney Assigned to the Superior Court of the Judicial District of Bogotá D.C., Official Letter no. 01734, of March 25, 2015 (evidence file, folio 1223). 171 Cf. IACHR, “Precautionary Measures 2000,” available at: http://www.cidh.org/medidas/2000.eng.htm Cf. Expansion of statement of Jineth Bedoya Lima, of May 22, 2003 (evidence file, folio 333); and expansion of statement of Jineth Bedoya Lima, August 28, 2007 (evidence file, folio 406). 172 Cf. El Tiempo, “Jineth Bedoya, una periodista crítica, terca y apasionada,” February 9, 2016. Available at: https://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/CMS-16505480. 173 174 Cf. Expansion of statement of Jineth Bedoya Lima, of May 22, 2003 (evidence file, folio 335 and 336). 30