
Publio Mejía
Colonel (r) Publio Mejía is a former military officer in Colombia, accused of being responsible for the extrajudicial killings of 72 innocent civilians presented as combat casualties during his command of Batallón La Popa. He is notable for being the first defendant in the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) to undergo adversarial proceedings, having denied responsibility for the crimes attributed to him.
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Colonel Publio Mejía was accused of being responsible for 72 deaths of innocent people presented as false casualties in combat.
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