4 more soldiers convicted for 2005 massacre on peace community .
4 more soldiers convicted for 2005 massacre on peace community .
Tuesday, 12 June 2012 21:28 Adriaan Alsema
Four former soldiers have been convicted for the 2005 massacre of five adults and three children in the northern Colombian peace community of San Jose de Apartado, local media reported Tuesday.
The regional court partially revoked the initial acquittal of ten former soldiers by a local court in 2010 and sentenced the four retired members of the military to 34 years in prison and a $5.7 million fine.
The San Jose de Apartado massacre was carried out by members of the Heroes de Tolova Block of paramilitary organization AUC and members of the National Army's 17th Brigade during a large counter-insurgent operation called "Operation Phoenix."
For years, the Colombian army insisted guerrilla group FARC was guilty of the massacre.
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