saw a document that contained information on her husband and asked for a copy of it; this was denied alleging that the document was for “internal use.” 115 105. On July 4, 1994, the then President of the Republic, Joaquín Balaguer, received Mrs. Ramírez, her son Ernesto González Ramírez, and the President of the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo in his office, in relation to what had happened to Mr. González Medina. 116 106. On October 9, 1994, the family, friends, colleagues and acquaintances of Narciso González Medina formed an organization they called “Comisión de la Verdad” [Truth Commission]” in order to “establish a civic body to demand that the case [of Mr. González Medina] be clarified and that the clarification correspond to the truth.” This organization was established because they considered that the investigation conducted during the four months following Narciso González Medina’s disappearance had not been diligent. The “Truth Commission” took different steps to find Mr. González Medina; for example, it provided support to the family for the presentation of briefs and in the steps they took before the entities that were investigating what had happened. 117 The “Truth Commission” installed “letter boxes” in public places, such as the UASD, so that people could deposit any information they considered pertinent about Mr. González Medina’s disappearance. The organization then forwarded the information it received to the authorities in charge of the investigation. 118 107. Some of the friends who were assisting the search for Mr. González Medina and supporting the family were followed and subjected to surveillance and threats, as were certain family members. 119 Owing to these threats, the National Police provided an escort service to protect the personal safety of Ernesto González Ramírez, Mr. González Medina’s eldest son, who, together with his mother, was the person who appeared most in the media calling for justice. 120 On November 8, 1996, the Inter-American Commission asked the 115 Cf. Statement made by Luz Altagracia Ramírez before the Inter-American Court during the public hearing held in this case on June 28, 2011, and statement of Luz Altagracia Ramírez of June 6, 1998 before the Joint Board, supra note 106, folios 4135 and 4136. 116 Cf. Statement made by Luz Altagracia Ramírez before the Inter-American Court during the public hearing held in this case on June 28, 2011; statement made by Ernesto González Ramírez on June 15, 2011, supra note 106, folios 1100 and 1101; summary of the statement of Luz Altagracia Ramírez of July 7, 1995 before the Investigating Court, supra note 106, folio 4319, and letter dated July 24, 1994, addressed by Luz Altagracia Ramírez to then President Joaquín Balaguer (file of attachments to the pleadings and motions brief, attachment 17, folio 4941). See also, the summary of the statement made by Roberto José Santana Sánchez on August 14, 1998, before the Seventh Investigating Court, supra note 99, folio 4385. 117 Cf. Letter of the “Truth Commission” of February 22, 1995, addressed to the Head of the National Police, supra note 65, folios 3827 to 3840; testimony given by Mario José Martín Suriel Núñez before the Inter-American Court during the public hearing held in this case on June 28, 2011; the newspaper article published in El Nacional entitled “Integran Comisión verá el caso de Narcisazo,” dated October 8, 1994, can be seen on page 247 of “Narcisazo ¿dónde estás?”, supra note 99, folio 4758; Report of the Joint Board, supra note 109, point a-5, folio 3847; statement made by Ernesto González Ramírez on June 15, 2011, supra note 106, folio 1100. 118 Cf. statement made by Luz Altagracia Ramírez before the Inter-American Court during the public hearing held in this case on June 28, 2011; testimony given by Mario José Martín Suriel Núñez before the Inter-American Court during the public hearing held in this case on June 28, 2011; summary of the statement of Luz Altagracia Ramírez of July 7, 1995, before the Investigating Court, supra note 106, folio 4319, and summary of the statement made by Tomás Castro Monegro on May 29, 1998, before the Joint Board (file of attachments to the application, attachment 13, folio 4118). 119 Testimony given by witness Manuel de Jesús de la Rosa Hidalgo, supra note 100, folio 1139; testimony given by Mario José Martín Suriel Núñez before the Inter-American Court during the public hearing held in this case on June 28, 2011; statement made by Ernesto González Ramírez on June 15, 2011, supra note 106, folio 1102. 120 Cf. Statement made by Ernesto González Ramírez on June 15, 2011, supra note 106, folio 1102, and statement made by Jennie Rosanna González Ramírez on June 16, 2011, supra note 99, folio 1120. 36