Colombian Colonel Convicted for 38 False Positives in La Popa Battalion

Colonel (r) Figueroa, former commander of Batallón La Popa, was sentenced to six years and three months in prison after accepting responsibility for 38 false positives—extrajudicial killings of civilians presented as combat deaths. This conviction is part of Colombia's ongoing transitional justice process for the 'false positives' scandal, marking another senior military officer held accountable. The case underscores the scale of state-perpetrated violence during the armed conflict and the slow but continuing judicial reckoning.

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