Orlando de Jesús Salazar-Gallego The Criminal Court of Riosucio Judicial Circuit is conducting an investigation into the murder of Orlando de Jesús Salazar-Gallego, which took place in Supía, department of Caldas, on July 18, 1992. A verdict of guilty was returned for Héctor Fabio Rosero-Bermúdez, who was sentenced to 16 years in prison, and Francisco Bernney-Tapasco sentenced to 26 months in prison. Jorge Ignacio Boada-Palencia The Human Rights Unit of the Prosecutor General's Office is carrying out an investigation into the murder of Jorge Ignacio Boada-Palencia, killed in Bogotá on April 17, 1998. A trial is now under way. An indictment was issued against Hugo Antonio Toro-Restrepo, alias 'Comandante Bochica', the supreme leader of the Jorge Eliécer Gaitán (JEGA) guerrilla organization, who publicly accepted responsibility. Toro Restrepo is being tried in absentia. Disappearance of Álvaro José Taborda-Álvarez An
investigation into the disappearance of Álvaro José Taborda-Álvarez, which
took place in Montería, Córdoba, on January 8, 1997, is being conducted
by the Human Rights Unit of the Prosecutor General's Office. An indictment
was handed up against alias 'Marcos Jara' as the actual perpetrator. His
case is currently before the judge for a verdict, while a preliminary
investigation continues in the case of other individuals involved.
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