La Rochela massacre

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The La Rochela massacre occurred on January 18, 1989, at La Rochela, Simacota municipality, Colombia. 15 judicial officials, who were investigating crimes committed in the area, were rounded up and shot by a group of gunmen sent by Rodriguez Gacha. 12 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, culminating with the November 27 bombing of Avianca Flight 203 and the 6 December DAS Building bombing in Bogotá.^[2]

Legal aftermath

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]

References

^ "Masacre de La Rochela, 25 años sin respuestas". Semana (in Spanish). 18 January 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
^ Osoria Granados, Marcela (18 January 2014). "1989: año para tener en la memoria". El Espectador (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2015.
^ Ramírez, Gustavo (22 November 1990). "Por la masacre de La Rochela 30 años de cárcel para Vladimir". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2015..
^ "Colombia must pay damages for massacre". Taipei Times. Associated Press. 10 June 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2017.

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