Simón Trinidad Accreditated As Victim By Error

The Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) has recognized Ricardo Palmera, known as alias Simón Trinidad, as a victim in Case 06. This follows the genocide of the Unión Patriótica party, which resulted in the deaths of 5,380 unarmed militants. The killings were attributed to an alliance between far-right military elements and drug traffickers. According to the court order, Palmera demonstrated he suffered political persecution, threats, and displacement due to his militancy in the Unión Patriótica. He now has the option to provide testimony, present evidence, and demand rights to truth, justice, and reparation. The agency attributed the previous error to human mistake. A request submitted by Trinidad in December 2025 is still under evaluation. To date, the Truth Recognition Chamber has accredited 789 individual victims and five collective groups. Juvenal Villavicencio Ricardo Palmera Pineda, known as Simón Trinidad, was mistakenly accredited as a direct victim within Case 06 of the Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP). The error occurred within 24 hours of his accreditation, according to a document from the JEP truth recognition room. Separately, Bogota authorities recovered 31 unconventional structures, 10 weapons, and 6 cubic meters of waste during a public space cleanup operation. The operation involved the localities of Chapinero, Barrios Unidos, Usaquillo, Puente Aranda, and Los Martires with support from the National Police.