ML was.26 Moreover, in the declaration before the General Prosecutor’s Office, the witness indicated that he was aware of persecutions and threats carried out against the members of the PCC-ML in the subsequent period to the demobilization in 1991. He highlighted that this also occurred to him, to another activist, Efraín Gómez, in Barranquilla, and to Pedro Julio Movilla Galarcio, and that such actions came from “State agents, the police, the Army.”27 26. The IACHR also identifies records of Brigade XIII of the Army, which confirm that Pedro Julio Movilla Galarcio was subjected to intelligence activities by the National Army, in which he appeared with the alias of “Milton,” and was qualified as “a criminal trainer” of the EPL, “dissident,” member of the Central Committee of the PCC-ML and as secretary of the Federation of Workers of Córdoba. A record from 1992 is observed, in which the following was registered: “located on Av. 34 CR. 18, Trade union. Sv. his workplace.”28 This results consistent with what was indicated by his wife, who highlighted that in that time “the army had also identified our workplaces and our home.”29 She warned that, even after the disappearance of Pedro Julio Movilla Galarcio, they continued being harassed and that in one opportunity, their second son was almost taken from the Andrés Bello School. Ms. Vergara indicated the General Prosecutor’s Office that her house was being watched and that on May 17, 1993, when she went to her children’s school reporting the disappearance of Pedro Julio Movilla Galarcio, they were followed persecuted when they left the school, managing to escape in a taxi towards ASFADDES.30 27. The Commission observes that in the context of the investigations of the PGN, a “special visit” was carried out at the office of the Dijin for the visualization of the booklet with information about Pedro Julio Movilla Galarcio, which reveals the following: “height 1,62, dark-skinned, big eyes, wavy hair, big mole on the face (cheek is not specified), thin beard...his mate is called Nurys...she works at the banking union AV-34 Kra 18 after the restaurant ‘MI GUITARRA’ in Santa Fe, Bogotá...she currently drives a blue Mitsubishi Montero with a white cabin...In Cartagena she frequents a house in the neighborhood of la Popa near Brasilia...In Barranquilla she frequents the house of REINALDO MAZA, first regional secretariat of the coast...She was possible born at MOMIL (Cor.) (...).”31 D. The disappearance of Pedro Julio Movilla Galarcio on May 13, 1993 28. On May 13, 1993, Pedro Julio Movilla Galarcio left his house in the city of Bogotá, accompanied by his wife, who described that he was “dressed in a coffee-colored suit without a tie, pink striped shirt and coffee-colored moccasins.” She added that after saying goodbye to her, he went to leave their daughter Jenny at 8:00 a.m. at the entrance of Kennedy School, located at carrera 68 street with Primero de Mayo avenue, and committed to pick her up at 11:00 a.m. Since then, his whereabouts are unknown. 29. The testimonies32 of people who were close to the school reveal that since early hours of the morning of the disappearance, they noted the presence of motorcycles33 that did not allow the identification of their licenses. They were driven by armed subjects, who were not identified because they had helmets or Annex X. PGN, Record No. 008-139893. Declaration of Mr. Humberto Javier Callejas Rua. June 22, 1993. Annex to the petitioners’ communication of January 28, 2012. 27 Annex X. General Prosecutor’s Office, Rad. 096. Declaration of Mr. Humberto Javier Callejas Rua. October 25, 2012. Annex to petitioners’ communication of January 28, 2012. 28 Annex X. PGN, Record No. 008-139893. Records from the National Army with general information about Pedro Julio Movilla Galarcio. Issued on May 28, 1993, and signed by Brigadier General Iván Ramírez Quintero, intelligence director of the army. Annex to the petitioners’ communication of January 28, 2012. 29 Annex X. PGN, Record No. 008-139893. Report on the special visit carried out at Dijin’s Office. June 2, 1993. Annex to petitioners’ communication of January 28, 2012. 30Annex X. General Prosecutor’s Office, Rad. 096. Procedure of expansion of the statement by Candelaria Nurys Vergara Carriazo. Record 096. June 7, 2012. Annex to petitioners’ communication of January 28, 2012. 31 Annex X. PGN, Record No. 008-139893. Report on the visit carried out at the Office of Dijin. June 2, 1993. Annex to petitioners’ communication of January 28, 2012. 32 Annex X. PGN, Record No. 008-139893. Statement by Germán Chávez Murcia. May 25, 1993; Annex 19. PGN, Record No. 008-139893. Statement by Hugo León Peña. May 25, 1993; Annex 20. PGN, Record No. 008-139893. Statement by Ana Elvina Fernández. May 26, 1993; Annex 21. PGN, Record No. 008-139893. Statement by Olga Inés Galeano. June 18, 1993. Annex to the petitioners’ communication of January 28, 2012. 33 The Commission states that the exact number of motorcycles reported by the witnesses differ between one, two or three. 26 7

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