ALLEGATION THAT CAMILO HERNANDEZ WAS DELIBERATELY WOUNDED BY ESAF AND ESAF OFFI

Created: 9/11/1990

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IDENTIFIED INDIVIDUAL IN'*^rhLh^il< known AS the "TaNDOHA" (MILITARY CLASS 01HAVE HERNANDEZ KILLED BECAUSE OF HIS IHVOIVEHENI in IHI

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the INCIhENT OCCURRED AFTER thi TRe CAMP in WHICH

HERNANDEZ WAS ENCAMPED WAS SECURED ANIHI HI WASCT

WITH INSURGENT FORCES Al THE TIME. ANTTaTaRMY LIEUTENANT WAS WOUNDED AND TWO SOLDIERS WERE KILLED IN Tilt SAME lAl'IMSUIN.

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iHERNANDEZ WASN INSURGENT ATIAfK WHICH

TOOK PLACE WHILE THE IELLOSO COMMAND POSTi1iuns0 HOURS IN THE MORNING ON IB AUGUST IN the AREA OF SAN JOSE LAS FLORES, WESTERN CHALATENaNGO DEPARTMENT. THE BELLOSO COFUUND ELEMENT WASATH IT HAD USED PREVIOUSLY AND WAS MOVING TOWARD A LOCATION IT HAD USEDOMMANDEARLIER. THE INSURGENTS APPARENTLY ANTICIPAIED the REELOSO'S MOVEMENTS AND MINED AN AREA ALONG THE PAIH. AS theASSED. THE INSURGENTS DETONATED SIX APPARENTLY IMPROVISED MINES. CAUSING SEVERAL CASUALTIES. AS OTHERS IN THE BEEIOSOAMEHE ASSISTANCE OF THOSE WHO HAD BEEN HURT, IHE INSURGENTS DETONATED SIX MORE MINES. TWO SOLDIERS WERE KILLED AND AT LEAST SEVEN WOUNDED IN THIS INCIDENT. HERNANDEZEAD WiiUNII AND. ASEPTEMBER, WAS STILL IN THE NILIIARY HOSPITAL UNDERGOING.

HERNANDEZ HAD SAID TO ANOTHER UN^MNTrTTEn ARMY OFFICER THAT IF THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE JESUIT KILLINGS COT TOO CLOSE TO HIM, HE WOULD REVEAL THE PULL DETAILS OF ESAF INVOLVEMENT IN IHI KILLINGS.

HERNAN

JESUITTHE

IN THE SLAYINGS BELONGED To HERNANDEZ AND HAS LOANED I" THL KILLERS BY HERNANDEZ. HERNANDEZ HAD ACQUIRED THE LAP!UKEll IHLN WEAPON WHILE HE WAS THE THIRD BRIGADE OPERATIONS OFFl'-M* IN SaN^ MIGUELREVIOUS ASSIGNMENT. AT THL TIME OK THE MURDERS, ACCORDING TO THE SENIOR OFFICER, THERE WERE NO* ASSIGNED TO THE MILITARY ACADEMY.

SAID THAT HE WITNESSED HERNANDEZ PASSING AN AJC-A7 TO ANOFFICER ON THE EVENING OF I*

TO THE UNIT'S DEPARTURE FROM THE MILITARY ACADEMY. DURING THE INVESTIGATION WHICH FOLLOWED THE JESUIT PRIEST MURDERS. II HAS PROVEN THAT ANAS ONE OF THE WEAPONS USED TO KILL Al LEAST ONE OF THE JESUITS.

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