RCA had its factory, who gave them the names of the owners of that company.63 Furthermore, they took a statement from a neighbor of the area where Mr. Gómez Virula’s body was found,64 and from someone that Antonio Gómez Areano had indicated as having threatened his son.65 40. On March 24, 1995, the Public Prosecution Service went to the UNSITRAGUA offices66 and obtained the statement of ECG.67 On April 5, 1995, another statement was obtained from the alleged victim’s sister.68 The same day, an acquaintance of Mr. Gómez Virula was interviewed who stated that he had seen the latter, “standing with three unknown individuals” on March 16, 1995.69 41. On April 12, 1995, the investigating agents went to the home of Antonio Gómez Areano to obtain his statement. The same day, the agents went “to several addresses in order to interview several persons related to the case, but [this] was not possible because they were not at home.”70 The case file contains no further information in this regard. On April 18, 1995, Antonio Gómez Areano appeared before the assistant prosecutor of the Public Prosecution Service to give his statement.71 42. On April 24, 1995, the Prosecutor General forwarded the case file that the Sixth Unit of the National Police had drawn up against two owners of RCA to the Supreme Court of Justice so that it could appoint a trial court for crimes relating to drug-trafficking and the environment.72 On April 26, 1995, the Prosecutor General forwarded the investigation file to the Sixth Trial Judge for crimes relating to drug-trafficking and the environment who, by a decision of the Secretariat of the Supreme Court of Justice, was entrusted with the responsibility of overseeing and monitoring the investigation into the murder of Mr. Gómez Virula.73 43. On May 30, 1995, the Public Prosecution Service requested the appearance of the owners of RCA as witnesses in the proceedings conducted by that court;74 however, they did not come forward.75 Cf. Transcript of the statements in the Report of the Public Prosecution Service of March 21, 1995 (evidence file, folios 700 and 701). 63 Cf. Transcript of the statement in the Report of the Public Prosecution Service of March 21, 1995 (evidence file, folios 700 and 701). 64 Cf. Transcript of the statement in the Report of the Public Prosecution Service of March 21, 1995 (evidence file, folio 701). 65 66 Cf. Report of the Public Prosecution Service of March 24, 1995 (evidence file, folios 703 to 705). Cf. Transcript of the statement made by ECG in the Report of the Public Prosecution Service on March 24, 1995 (evidence file, folios 703 and 704), and Witness statement made by ECG on March 24, 1995 (evidence file, folios 690 to 692). 67 Cf. Transcript of the statement by Mr. Gómez Virula’s sister in the Report of the Homicides Section of the Criminal Investigations Department of the National Police of April 5, 1995 (evidence file, folio 467). 68 Cf. Transcript of the statement in the Report of the Homicides Section of the Criminal Investigations Department of the National Police of April 5, 1995 (evidence file, folio 467). 69 Cf. Report of the Homicides Section of the Criminal Investigations Department of the National Police of April 12, 1995 (evidence file, folio 472). 70 Cf. Witness statement of Antonio Gómez Areano before the assistant prosecutor of the Public Prosecution Service of April 18, 1995 (evidence file, folio 696). 71 Cf. Communication of April 24, 1995, signed by the signed by the assistant prosecutor of the Public Prosecution Service (evidence file, folio 708). 72 Cf. Communication of April 26, 1995, signed by the assistant prosecutor of the Public Prosecution Service (evidence file, folios 709 and 710). 73 74 Cf. Official telegram of the Public Prosecution Service dated May 30, 1995 (evidence file, folio 720). Cf. Communication of February 23, 2004, signed by the prosecutor of the Public Prosecution Service (evidence file, folio 448). 75 12