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Viewing cable 09BOGOTA613, DEFENSE MINISTRY REACHES OUT TO DIPLOMATIC CORPS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09BOGOTA613 2009-02-25 13:49 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Bogota
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UNCLAS BOGOTA 000613 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM KJUS CO
SUBJECT: DEFENSE MINISTRY REACHES OUT TO DIPLOMATIC CORPS 
ON LEGARDA KILLING 
 
REF: A. 2008 BOGOTA 4457 
     B. 2008 BOGOTA 4485 
 
SUMMARY 
------- 
1. (SBU) The Defense Ministry (MOD) invited members of the 
diplomatic corps to a February 20 briefing on the events 
surrounding the December 16 killing of Jose Legarda--husband 
of Cauca indigenous leader Aida Quilcue.  Vice Minister 
Jaramillo said that the killing was accidental, but accepted 
that the peasant soldiers involved did not comply with GOC 
procedures for setting up road blocks and used excessive 
force.  He said the MOD will take steps to clarify rules of 
engagement and increase training to avoid future incidents. 
Still, the indigenous community--supported by a group of 
European parliamentarians--has called for an international 
investigation.  End Summary. 
 
OUTREACH TO DIPLOMATIC CORPS 
---------------------------- 
2. (SBU) On February 20 the MOD invited representatives from 
the U.S. and European missions to attend a briefing on the 
events surrounding the December 16 death of Jose Edwin 
Legarda Velasquez--the husband of Cauca regional indigenous 
council (CRIC) leader Aida Quilcue.  Vice Minister Sergio 
Jaramillo and MOD human rights director Colonel Juan Gomez 
organized the briefing, which was attended by representatives 
from the Dutch, Canadian, Swedish, UK and Spanish Embassies. 
The MOD briefers gave a detailed, multi-media presentation 
with photos and maps reconstructing the scene of the 
incident.  Jaramillo asserted the meeting was as an exercise 
in MOD transparency, and that he would welcome regular human 
rights meetings with the international community. 
 
MOD EXPLAINS VERSION OF EVENTS 
------------------------------ 
3. (SBU) Jaramillo said the squad of seven soldiers from the 
29th Brigade was present in the Totoro municipality of Cauca 
on December 16 due to reports of FARC presence in the area. 
The FARC's Jacobo Arenas Mobile Column and its militia had 
repeatedly attacked power line towers over the past three 
years, resulting in significant losses.  Approximately two 
weeks before the incident, a young girl from a neighboring 
municipality had been kidnapped by men in an SUV with tinted 
windows.  She was later found dead.  The military was alert 
for a vehicle matching this description and on the morning of 
the incident, the sergeant commanding the squad said he 
received a call on his cell phone warning him to be on the 
lookout for this SUV.  As a result, he extended his patrol to 
a section of the highway to Popayan.  The prosecutor 
general's office (Fiscalia) has confiscated the cell phone as 
part of its investigation. 
 
4. (SBU) The MOD briefers said that at approximately 5:00am 
an unmarked SUV approached the soldiers who were guarding the 
highway.  The squad did not have a formal checkpoint with 
signs in place.  One soldier approached the car and signaled 
for it to stop.  When the car continued, another fired a 
warning shot in the air.  A third soldier said he mistook 
this shot as having come from the car, and opened fire. 
Several other soldiers also then began to shoot.  Some 17 
shots hit the car from several angles.  Legarda was able to 
drive for a few miles before the car stopped.  He was then 
taken to a local hospital in Totoro where he died.  A nurse 
riding in the passenger seat survived and has testified to 
the Fiscalia.  Jaramillo said Fiscalia officials arrived an 
hour after the incident, and the MOD was cooperating fully 
with Fiscalia investigators.  The seven soldiers are in the 
local army barracks awaiting the investigation's results. 
 
LESSONS LEARNED 
--------------- 
5. (SBU) Jaramillo and Gomez said that based on what they had 
learned so far, the soldiers committed a grave error but did 
not act in bad faith.  Jaramillo discounted the idea that the 
Colombian military targeted Quilcue, pointing out that she 
had met many times with the GOC and the MOD.  Still, 
Jaramillo acknowledged that the soldiers used excessive 
force, noting that soldiers are not authorized to fire at 
vehicles that breach military checkpoints.  Gomez said there 
 
should have been a formal, marked checkpoint in place rather 
than an ad-hoc roadblock.  Jaramillo said steps have been 
taken to clarify rules of engagement and to increase training 
to avoid similar "chain reaction" accidents in the future. 
Unlike in the Soacha cases, Jaramillo said the MOD has not 
launched an administrative investigation because the facts 
did not warrant such an action at this point. 
 
CALLS FOR AN INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION 
---------------------------------------- 
6. (SBU) Jaramillo said the GOC wants to improve relations 
with Colombia's indigenous communities.  He said that despite 
the community's history of radicalism, the military enjoyed 
good relations with the Cauca community.  When the army had 
earlier sought to withdraw soldiers from the region, the 
community had vigorously objected.  Jaramillo cited the 
public apologies of President Uribe and Defense Minister 
Santos, as well as additional protection offered to the Cauca 
indigenous after the incident.  Still, despite the GOC 
outreach, the indigenous community remains angry and has 
called for an international investigation.  A group of 29 
European parliamentarians also sent a letter to President 
Uribe condemning Legarda's killing, demanding an 
international investigation, requesting that the GOC respect 
earlier accords signed with the indigenous community, and 
calling on Colombia to ratify the UN Declaration on the 
Rights of Indigenous Peoples. 
BROWNFIELD