17 71. On September 2, 2003, interviews were held with José Héctor Chavarriaga and Isabel Muñoz de Torres Meira, who did not witness the events but heard the gunshots, as well as with Xavier Ricardo Moran Ferrer who went to the aid of the alleged victims. 81 Also, on September 2, 2003, and interview was held with Luz Marina Márquez Frontado, who stated that on September 1, 2003, a man called the office and made threats against the Vicariate’s director, Linmay del Carmen Basabe Pérez and against Monsignor Ramiro Díaz Sánchez, Vicar of Machiques.82 On September 5, 2003, interviews were held with the employees of the Apostolic Vicariate of Machiques Luz Marina Márquez Frontado and Linmay del Carmen Basabe Pérez, as well as with a collaborator of the Vicariate, Fanny Machado Beltrán; they described the work done by Joe Luis Castillo González.83 72. In her interview Luz Marina Márquez Frontado was asked the following about the security situation of Joe Luis Castillo González: Please state if the aforementioned Joe Castillo ever received any threats from any individual, civil servant, or organization as a result of the work that he did? ANSWER: Not that I am aware; however, we were twice visited by the DISIP to check that we worked. Yeli[tze] also talked to them.84 In addition, Linmay del Carmen Basabe Pérez was asked the following in an interview: Please state if you were ever aware that, as a result of his work, the lawyer Joe Luis Castillo made enemies who might have intended to do him harm. ANSWER: I have no knowledge of that and what is more, the work that we do there is humanitarian and does no harm to anyone.85 73. On September 10, 2003, Assistant Police Chief Rafael Viloria attached to Machiques CICPC recorded the following in a police report: […] I received a telephone call from a citizen who identified himself as Juan Palacios […] he feared reprisals and told me the following: that, in relation to the recent murders in this area, including that of the lawyer Joe Castillo […] a number of individuals belonging to a group of paramilitaries from the border city of Cúcuta had taken part in same, and of these he mentioned the following […] Giovanni […], Paton […] Charris or el Sobrino […] Emer, alias Parabólica […] said individuals travel in a burgundy Cherokee coupé pickup, license plate ACV-84G […] this person also informed me that said individuals move around among the population of Machiques.86 81 Office of the 20th Public Prosecutor for the Judicial District of the State of Zulia, Case 24-F20-817-2003, record of interview with José Héctor Chavarriaga, Isabel Muñoz de Torres Meira, and Xavier Ricardo Moran Ferrer, September 2, 2003, pp. 42, 43, and 44. Annexes to the petitioners’ brief received at the IACHR on June 3, 2008. Not contested by the State. 82 Office of the 20th Public Prosecutor for the Judicial District of the State of Zulia, Case 24-F20-817-2003, police report, September 2, 2003, p. 44. Annex to the petitioners’ brief received at the IACHR on June 3, 2008. Not contested by the State. 83 Office of the 20th Public Prosecutor for the Judicial District of the State of Zulia, Case 24-F20-817-2003, record of interviews with Luz Marina Márquez Frontado, Linmay del Carmen Basabe Pérez, and Fanny Machado Beltrán, September 5, 2003, pp. 47-51. Annexes to the petitioners’ brief received at the IACHR on June 3, 2008. Not contested by the State. 84 Office of the 20th Public Prosecutor for the Judicial District of the State of Zulia, Case 24-F20-817-2003, record of interview with Luz Marina Márquez Frontado, September 5, 2003, pp. 47 and 48. Annex to the petitioners’ brief received at the IACHR on June 3, 2008. Not contested by the State. 85 Office of the 20th Public Prosecutor for the Judicial District of the State of Zulia, Case 24-F20-817-2003, record of interview with Linmay del Carmen Basabe Pérez, September 5, 2003, p. 49. Annex to the petitioners’ brief received at the IACHR on June 3, 2008. Not contested by the State. 86 Office of the 20th Public Prosecutor for the Judicial District of the State of Zulia, Case 24-F20-817-2003, police report, September 10, 2003, p. 83. Annex to the petitioners’ brief received at the IACHR on June 3, 2008. Not contested by the State.