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The National Army said that this Monday morning, Units of the Ground Operations Battalion No. 9, which were carrying out manual eradication of illicit crops, in the La Pradera village of the municipality of Sardinata, department of Norte de Santander, They were attacked by members of the armed group (GAO-r) Structure 33.
The institution assured that During the attack, Second Corporal Helmer Mauricio Ortiz Flórez and three other professional soldiers were assassinated. who were identified as: Óscar Eduardo Mendoza Ávila, Vicente Antonio Medrano Mejía and William Felipe Melchor Galindo.
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According to early research, all the uniformed men were allegedly killed in a defenseless state, with shots to the head.
“In violation of the Principles of Humanity, Distinction and Proportionality inherent to International Humanitarian Law, provided for in paragraph 1 of Article 10 and paragraph C, paragraph 2, of Article 41 of the Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions and the standard 110 and 111 of Customary International Humanitarian Law, “the Army said in a statement.
Likewise, Another uniformed man was seriously injured, however, he was immediately treated by combat nurses and later transferred by air to a specialized hospital where he receives medical attention.
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Military operations are under development, with the aim of finding the whereabouts of the material perpetrators of the fact and securing the area so that the CTI of the Prosecutor’s Office can carry out the actions in a pertinent manner.
“This Command laments the death of our men, and we send a message of condolences and solidarity to the families of these heroes of the country who offered their lives fighting against the scourge of drug trafficking,” added the institution.
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