Unit and the Twentieth Prosecutor of the Public Prosecution Service of Aragua state with
competence for the protection of fundamental rights (hereinafter “the Twentieth
Prosecutor”) requested the logbooks of the Guanayén Police Station for November 27 to 29,
2003.256 On January 24, 2007, the police sent copies of the logbooks of the San Francisco
de Cara Police Station.257
200. On March 1, 2004, a complaint was filed before the Prosecutor, among other
matters, for the searches carried out without a court order in the homes of Brígida Oneyda
Barrios, Elbira Barrios, Justina Barrios and Luis Alberto Barrios, indicating that the
residences of the last two were set on fire, and possessions were removed from all of them.
The complaint identified a police official as alleged author of the searches, and certain
procedures were requested.258 The absence of an investigation was denounced before
several authorities between March and November 2004, and investigative procedures were
requested.259
201. On February 21 and 28, 2005, the Investigation Unit interviewed Orismar Carolina
Alzul Garcia and Brígida Oneyda Barrios, respectively. The former indicated the names of
two police officers, allegedly authors of the acts. A technical inspection was made of the
homes of both women,260 and a record was drawn up for a criminal investigation attesting
that a police official had given “the order to attack the homes already identified in previous
records.”261 On May 30, 2005, the Twentieth Prosecutor urged the Investigation Unit to
undertake specific procedures in relation to the case, repeating this on August 22, 2005.262
256
Cf. Note No. 9700-081-SDVC.7866 of the Investigation Unit of December 16, 2003 (file of attachments to
the Commission’s Report No. 11/10, tome I, attachment 2, folio 3251); Notes No. 05-F20- 2326-06, No. 05.F20071/07 and No. 05-F20-337-07 of the Twentieth Prosecutor of December 5, 2006, January 18, 2007, and February
28, 2007 (file of attachments to the Commission’s Report No. 11/10, attachment 2, tome I, folios 3287, 3306 and
3308).
257
Cf. Note No. 035/07 of the Public Order and Security Unit, “Antonio José de Sucre” Central Police Station,
of January 24, 2007 (file of attachments to the Commission’s Report No. 11/10, tome I, attachment 2, folio 3297).
258
Cf. Complaint filed before the Senior Prosecutor of the Public Prosecution Service on March 1, 2004, supra
note 139, folios 3210 to 3216.
259
Cf. Communication submitted to the Fourteenth Prosecutor by Eloisa Barrios on April 28, 2004 (file of
attachments to the answering brief, tome III, folios 5896 and 5897); Communication presented to the Fourteenth
Prosecutor by Luis Aguilera on June 1, 2004 (file of attachments to the Report 11/10 of the Commission, tome I,
attachment 2, folios 3337 to 3342); Notes No. CJP-093-04 and No. CJP-092-04 of Luis Aguilera forwarded to the
President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and to the Governor of Aragua state on March 24 and April 6,
2004, respectively (file of attachments to the Commission’s Report No. 11/10, tome I, attachment 2, folios 3378 to
3390).
260
Cf. Record of criminal investigation issued by the Investigation Unit, supra note 171, folios 3232 and 3233.
Brígida Oneyda Barrios no longer lived in the sector when the technical inspection of the house was conducted.
Also, cf. Record of interview with Brígida Oneyda Barrios on February 28, 2005 (file of attachments to the
Commission’s Report No. 11/10, tome I, attachment 2, folios 3253 and 3254).
261
Record of criminal investigation of the Investigation Unit of February 21, 2005 (file of attachments to the
answering brief, tome II, folio 5120), and cf. Record of interview with the Investigation Unit on February 28, 2005,
supra note 120, folios 3253 and 3254.
262
Cf. Note No. 05-F20-0944-05 of the Twentieth Prosecutor (file of attachments to the Commission’s Report
No. 11/10, attachments 1 to 5, tome I, folio 3267). The following measures were requested: (a) summon and
interview Brígida Oneyda Barrios and her son, and any possible witnesses they may identify (b) coordinate with the
corresponding authorities the identification of the alleged authors by photogram, and (c) request copy of record of
appointment and acceptance of position of the police officials who are the possible authors, as well as the logbooks
and other police records. Cf. Note No. 05-F20-1407-05 of the Twentieth Prosecutor of August 22, 2005 (file of
attachments to the Commission’s Report No. 11/10, attachments 1 to 5, tome I, folio 3269).
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