Witnesses indicate that on March 11, 2006 the U.S.-backed Colombian military shot and killed José Orlando Giraldo, a farmer, husband and father. The morning he was killed while the soldiers allegedly responsible remained at the scene of the crime, neighbors and family members rushed to his house, including his daughter, Martha Giraldo, and his brother, José Wilson Giraldo. Since then the Mr. Giraldo's family has tirelessly called for justice.
People from across the United States watched a short video about this case and sent messages to Congress and letters of support to Martha and her family.
On May 5, the trial began against the only person held for this crime, then Colombian Army Sargent (and now retired) Luís Eduardo Mahecha Hernández, who was the head of intelligence for the Rodrigo Lloreda Caicedo High Mountain Battalion. The trial abruptly halted the next day and was postponed.
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