executions perpetrated. Based on the above, they asked the Court to declare the violation of Articles 22(1) and 17 of the American Convention, to the detriment of specific members of the Barrios family.191 155. The State did not present specific arguments on the alleged violations of Articles 22 and 17 of the American Convention. Nevertheless, it considered that the requests of the Commission and the representatives should be rejected. B. Facts 156. Most of the members of the Barrios family lived in Guanayén, Aragua state.192 Starting in 2003, when the death of Benito Antonio Barrios occurred, several of them went to live in other places,193 while some of the next of kin who lived in other places stopped visiting Guanayén (infra para. 161). 157. Following the search of their home on November 29, 2003 (supra para. 138), the family of Brígida Oneyda Barrios moved house owing to the lack of security they felt.194 Subsequently, they moved to Miranda state.195 158. On July 12, 2004, Néstor Caudi Barrios, one of the sons of Maritza Barrios moved house because he was afraid of alleged harassment perpetrated by police agents.196 On January 20, 2005, following the death of Rigoberto Barrios, another of her children, Maritza Barrios left Guanayén permanently and went to live in Charallave, Miranda state.197 159. In February 2005, after having denounced that, in January that year, two men were prowling round the house where they lived, and afraid of being murdered by Aragua state police agents, Pablo Julián Solórzano Barrios, his wife Beneraiz de la Rosa and his son Danilo David Solórzano Barrios abandoned their home.198 191 Cf. Brief with pleadings, motions and evidence (merits file, tome II, folios 287 to 290). 192 Cf. Communication presented to the Fourteenth Prosecutor of the Public Prosecution Service on April 21, 2004 (file of attachments to the Commission’s Report No. 11/10, tome I, attachment 3, folios 3334 and 3335); Affidavit made by Brígida Oneyda Barrios, supra note 171, folio 882. See also affidavits of Elbira Barrios, Maritza Barrios, Orismar Carolina Alzul García and Pablo Julián Solórzano Barrios (merits file, tome III, folios 890, 891, 906, 906, 912 and 918), and testimony given by Eloisa Barrios during the public hearing, supra note 164. 193 Cf. Record of criminal investigation of February 21, 2005, supra note 172, folio 5242; Affidavit made by Elbira Barrios, supra note 192, folios 890, 891 and 892; Affidavit made by Lilia Ysabel Solórzano Barrios on June 23 2011 (merits file, tome III, folios 897 and 898); Affidavit made by Luisa del Carmen Barrios on June 23, 2011 (merits file, tome III, folios 900 to 903); Affidavit made by Maritza Barrios on June 23, 2011 (merits file, tome III, folios 905 to 907); Affidavit made by Pablo Julian Solórzano Barrios on June 22 2011 (merits file, tome III, folios 918 to 921); Affidavit made by Víctor Daniel Cabrera Barrios, supra note 162, folios 924 to 927. 194 Cf. Affidavit made by Brígida Oneyda Barrios, supra note 171, folios 882 and 883. See also Affidavit made by Luisa del Carmen Barrios, supra note 193, folio 901. 195 Cf. Record of the special hearing on July 27, 2011, supra note 156, folio 2606. 196 Communication presented to the Senior Prosecutor of the Judicial District of Aragua state on July 28, 2004 (file of attachments to the Commission’s Report No. 11/10, tome II, attachment 10, folios 3772 and 3773); Record of expanded interview with Néstor Caudi Barrios before the Twentieth Prosecutor of the Public Prosecution Service of Aragua state on August 9, 2004, in Brief with formal accusation of the Twentieth Prosecutor of March 6, 2005 (file of attachments to the answering brief, tome III, attachment 17, folios 5827 and 5828). See also Affidavit made by Maritza Barrios, supra note 193, folio 907. 197 Cf. Affidavit made by Maritza Barrios, supra note 193, folios 905 to 907. 198 Cf. Complaint filed before the Senior Prosecutor of the Public Prosecution Service of Aragua state on February 10, 2005 (file of attachments to the Commission’s Report No. 11/10, tome II, attachment 10, folios 3767 to 3768). See also Affidavit made by Pablo Solórzano Barrios, supra note 193, folio 918. 53