investigated. It stated that although, in the past, Mr. Mendez had refused “protection by State agents since he identified them with the threats he had received,” “as the State had advised in relation to the protection for Mrs. Fischer, there appeared to be ways to respond to the concerns of Mr. Mendez.” It added that, owing to the insecurity that Mr. Méndez and his family had indicated in relation to the National Police on several occasions, it was very important that the beneficiaries should have complete confidence in their security agents and, consequently, considered it “essential that the State provide information on the availability of protection options other than the National Police.” Also, it indicated that Daniela Carpio Fischer had one security agent, so that “she would be unprotected when he is not on duty.” 3. Regarding the extreme gravity and urgency of avoiding irreparable harm to the beneficiaries 14. Regarding the situation of the beneficiaries of the provisional measures, among other acts of intimidation and threats, the Court has been informed of the following: a) On October 16, 2009, two security agents assigned to protect Karen Fischer were shot at as they were driving their truck in Guatemala City. A vehicle tried to pass them on the right-hand side and an individual in this vehicle fired three shots hitting different parts of the truck. The driver “accelerated and was able to lose the vehicle with the attackers; however, on making a left turn, he lost control of the truck and hit a tree.” After this incident, Mrs. Fischer advised that unidentified individuals called her home constantly and would then hang up, which she considered “an evident act of intimidation”; b) On March 1 and 2, 2010, Karen Fischer had allegedly received death threats by telephone. On those dates, a man called her several times claiming to be the leader of a band of paid assassins and to have received orders to kill her. He also indicated that he had information about the places of residence of Karen Fischer’s mother, her daughter Daniela Carpio Fischer, and her son Rodrigo Carpio Fischer. According to CEJIL, Mrs. Fischer indicated that she had met with members of the Presidential Commission for the Coordination of Human Rights Policy (hereinafter “COPREDEH”), the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the National Civil Police, and the Ombudsman’s Office and that “only the latter institution paid any attention to the situation; c) Mrs. Fischer advised that, on October 2, 2012, “an official asked her for her personal papers and those of the vehicle, then suddenly began to speak to her in English; she then identified herself, and they told her that they would take her to the “bodeguita” [cellar]; d) In March 2011, Abraham Mendez had been the victim of two acts of intimidation and threat. According to CEJIL, Mr. Mendez indicated that his wife answered a telephone call by one of the telephones in their residence. He stated that, upon picking up the receiver, she heard the voice of an unknown adult male who insisted on talking to him; his wife therefore transferred the call to him. After the beneficiary had identified himself, the man asked him several times if he was able to provide him with the prices of coffins for five youths living in the area. Mr. Abraham associated this with his five sons, and therefore informed the caller that he intended to report this threat to the authorities. The call was then cut off abruptly; 6