56 examination was conducted on Mr. Alvis Piñero in which it was determined the existence of slight injuries165. Furthermore, the inspector appointed to the Motorized Brigade was summonsed and interviewed about the incidents 166 and a legal and expert examination was conducted on the recording camera according to which the camera lenses were broken167. On February 6, 2006 the 50º Assistant Prosecutor requested the discontinuance of the case, in relation to the alleged commission of the crime of slight intentional injuries, by virtue of the extinguishment of the criminal action, as well as the dismissal of the complaint related to the others168. On February 8, 2006 the case file was allocated to the 39º Investigating Trial Court of Caracas Metropolitan Area, though there is no record that such request has been decided. 195. The Court deems that, from the evidence tendered by the parties, even though it is possible to conclude that Mr. José Vicente Antonetti and Edgar Hernández were prevented from doing their jobs by private individuals, the evidence furnished is not enough to consider as proven the commission of the violation of the right of Antonetti Moreno to humane treatment. * * * 196. The Commission indicated that on June 13, 2002 Beatriz Adrián, Jorge Paz and Alfredo Peña were surrounded, threatened and insulted by a group of approximately 40 people at the Federal Legislative Palace and that the vehicle in which they were, was damaged. The Commission pointed out that members of the Metropolitan Police that were at the scene, helped the employees of Globovisión leave169. The complaint was lodged almost nine months after the incidents and the State informed that several proceedings Isnardo José Bravo on April 4, 2002 Cf. Transcript of interview (records of evidence, volume XXXII, pages 82758277); with Alicia María Velasco Viso on April 4, 2002 Cf. Transcript of interview (records of evidence, volume XXXII, pages 8278-8280); with Rosa Angélica Aponte de Bueno on April 4, 2002 Cf. Transcript of interview (records of evidence, volume XXXII, pages 8281-8283); with Vilmer Ernesto Marcano Villamediana on April 4, 2002 Cf. Transcript of interview (records of evidence, volume XXXII, pages 8284-8285); with Giovanni Antonio Campos on April 4, 2002 Cf. Transcript of interview (records of evidence, volume XXXII, pages 8286-8287); with Héctor Rodolfo Ojeda Montilla on April 4, 2002 Cf. Transcript of interview (records of evidence, volume XXXII, pages 82888289); with Rubén González Flores on April 24, 2002 Cf. Transcript of interview (records of evidence, volume XXXII, pages 8301-8302), and with José Govanny Araujo Mancilla on April 24, 2002 Cf. Transcript of interview (records of evidence, volume XXXII, pages 8303-8304). 165 Cf. expert report of April 6, 2002 of the National Department of Legal Medicine (records of evidence, volume XXXII, page 8294) 166 Cf. Official letter FMP-74-AMC-391-02 of April 23, 2002 before the 2º and 74º Public Prosecutor Offices of Caracas Metropolitan Area (records of evidence, volume XXXII, pages 8297). 167 Cf. expert report of April 26, 2002 of the National Department of Criminal Investigations (records of evidence, volume XXXII, page 8305- 8311) 168 Cf. Request for discontinuance and dismissal of the 50º Plenipotentiary Assistant Prosecutor of the Attorney General’s Office of February 6, 2006 (records of evidence, volume XXXII, pages 8315-8336). 169 In the application, the Commission alleged that “On June 13, 2002, a Globovisión team comprising reporter Beatriz Adrián, cameraman Jorge Paz, and assistant Alfredo Peña was at the federal parliament building covering a session of the National Assembly. As the media workers were preparing to leave, the Assembly building was surrounded by a group of some 40 individuals whose shouts and threatening attitude hindered their exit. The Globovisión journalist was interviewing one of these individuals, asking him to explain why he was behaving like that, when another person struck her microphone and knocked it to the floor. Members of the Metropolitan Police who were on the scene finally enabled the Globovisión workers to leave. Their vehicle, which was marked with the station’s logo, was scratched, beaten, and sprayed with paint".

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