La Rochela massacre

The La Rochela massacre occurred on January 18, 1989 at La Rochela, Simacota municipality, Colombia.

Fifteen judicial officials, who were investigating crimes committed in the area, were rounded up by a group of gunmen and shot. Twelve of the officials were killed, while three survived.[1]

This was the first of the long series of terror attacks that shook Colombia in 1989, and that culminated with the bombings of Avianca Flight 203 (November 27) and of the DAS building in Bogotá (December 6).[2]

In November 1990, nine civilians and two army personnel were sentenced to jail for their role in the La Rochela massacre.[3] In 2007, the State of Colombia was sentenced by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to pay damages to the relatives of the 12 victims. The international tribunal ruled that the Colombian government had failed to investigate the complicity of state agents in the massacre.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Masacre de La Rochela, 25 años sin respuestas" (in Spanish). Semana. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Osoria Granados, Marcela (18 January 2014). "1989: año para tener en la memoria" (in Spanish). El Espectador. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Ramírez, Gustavo (22 November 1990). "Por la masacre de La Rochela 30 años de cárcel para Vladimir" (in Spanish). El Tiempo. Retrieved 7 November 2015..
  4. ↑ "Colombia must pay damages for massacre". Taipei Times. 10 June 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2015.

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