Palace of Justice siege
1985 attack on the Supreme Court of Colombia by M-19 guerillas / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Palace of Justice siege was a 1985 attack on the Supreme Court of Colombia, in which members of the leftist M-19 guerrilla group took over the Palace of Justice in Bogotá and held the Supreme Court hostage, intending to hold a trial against President Belisario Betancur. The guerrilla group called themselves the "Iván Marino Ospina Company" after an M-19 commander who had been killed by the Colombian military on 28 August 1985.[1] Hours later, after a military raid, the incident had left almost half of the twenty-five Supreme Court Justices dead.[3][4]
Palace of Justice siege | |||||||
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Part of Colombian armed conflict | |||||||
A Colombian Police Bell 212 deploying troops on the roof of the Palace of Justice during the siege | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Colombian government | M19 | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Gen. Jesús Armando Arias Cabrales Col. Alfonso Plazas | Luis Otero Cifuentes †[1] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Colombian Army | Ivan Marino Ospina Company | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
~1000 2 squadrons of 4 EE-9 Cascavel |
35 3 vehicles | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
11 killed | 33 killed | ||||||
43 civilians killed 11 missing[2] |
Luis Otero was in charge of directing the military aspects of the siege.[5]