{"id":168478,"date":"2026-11-13T18:43:03","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T17:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/168478-five-colombian-ex-soldiers-sentenced-for-killing-civilians.html"},"modified":"2026-11-13T18:43:03","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T17:43:03","slug":"five-colombian-ex-soldiers-sentenced-for-killing-civilians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.justiceinfo.net\/en\/168478-five-colombian-ex-soldiers-sentenced-for-killing-civilians.html","title":{"rendered":"Five Colombian ex-soldiers sentenced for killing civilians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n             Colombia's special peace court on Friday sentenced five ex-soldiers for the killing and disappearance of civilians who they had claimed were guerrillas killed in combat.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n            The ruling is the third issued by the court, known by its Spanish acronym JEP, which was created in 2016 to judge the worst crimes of Colombia's decades-long armed conflict.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n            It issues sentences alternative to prison for those who tell the truth and make reparations to their victims.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n            The five convicted individuals acknowledged the murder and disappearance of 35 people between 2002 and 2006 in the turbulent Antioquia region.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n            Their sentences for committing \"crimes against humanity\" include restorative work such as searching for missing persons or demining, the JEP ruled.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n            The tribunal has recorded 7,837 cases of \"false positives\" -- recording murdered civilians as fallen guerrillas to inflate military successes -- between 2002 and 2008.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n            The cooperation of those convicted made it possible to recover 77 bodies of victims of forced disappearance, it said Friday.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n            \"The goal of this ruling is to contribute to non-repetition, reconciliation and peace,\" stated vice president Diana Vega.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colombia's special peace court on Friday sentenced five ex-soldiers for the killing and disappearance of civilians who they had claimed were guerrillas killed in combat. 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