Colombia JEP sentences retired Colonel Figueroa to 6 years for false positives

Colombia's Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) sentenced retired Colonel Publio Hernán Mejía Figueroa to six years in prison for his role in the 'false positives' scandal, where civilians were killed and presented as combat casualties. Figueroa, former commander of the La Popa Battalion in Valledupar, admitted to 38 such killings. This is a landmark ruling in Colombia's transitional justice process, holding senior military officers accountable for human rights abuses during the armed conflict.

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