78. In December 2005, Luis Uzcátegui103 and three police officers rendered statements before the Seventh Prosecutor’s Office. 104 79. On September 3, 2008, the Analysis and Fact Reconstruction Division of the Body for Scientific Criminal, Criminological Investigations carried out an investigation consisting of a bullet trajectory analysis.105 80. On September 3 and 5, 2008 the Prosecutor’s Office charged two police officers with the crimes of simulating a punishable act, improper use of a firearm and aggravated homicide, to the detriment of Néstor José Uzcátegui.106 81. On September 24, 2008, the Public Prosecutor’s Office filed a request for precautionary measures, requesting pretrial detention for the individuals charged. The request was turned down by the Court of First Instance of the Criminal District of Falcón because the necessary procedural requirements under the General Criminal Procedure Code were not met.107 82. Between March and August 2009, the following persons rendered statements before the Seventeenth Prosecutor’s Office of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the State of Falcón: Uzcátegui Jiménez Yrmeli Gabriela, Romero Leal Enrique Cecilio, Riera Gómez Alexis Rafael, Gustavo Antonio Argueta Tovar, López Colina Wuilmen, Jiménez Medina Ángel Antonio, Suárez López Wilmen José, Acosta José Luis, and Francisco Ramón Primera Oberto.108 83. On March 18, 2009 Police Weapons Division of Falcón forwarded a certified copy of the record sheets of the weapons showing the firearm specifications and details of the officers on duty at the time of the incident of January 1, 2001. 109 On the same date of January 13, 2010 (Evidence file, volume 1, page 383). Report by the Chief of the Coro branch office of the Scientific Penal and Criminal Investigations Corps of October 4, 2005 (Evidence file, volume 21, pages 6692 a 6693), and Report of October 11, 2005, Seventh Prosecutor of the State of Falcón (Evidence file, volume 21, page 6694). 103 Statement by Luis Enrique Uzcátegui Jiménez before the Seventh Prosecutor of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the District Court of the State of Falcón of December 6, 2005 (Evidence file, volume 1, pages 377 a 378). 104 Cf. Record of hearings held on December 7, 2005 before the 126th Prosecutor of the Metropolitan Area of Caracas with jurisdiction in the protection of fundamental rights, statements of José Rodríguez Valdemar, Juan Alexander Rojas Reyes and Nelson Gregorio Saavedra, Deputy Inspectors attached to the Armed Police Forces of the State of Falcón (Evidence file, volume 1, pages 379 to 382). 105 Cf. Ballistic Test N° 9700-029-2120 of September 3, 2008 (Evidence file, volume 18, page 5616). 106 In its communication of December 9, 2008, addressed to the Inter-American Court concerning the Provisional Measures “Matter of Luis Uzcátegui regarding Venezuela” the State of Venezuela refers to: Record of Charges, Seventeenth Prosecutor’s Office of the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the State of Falcón, case Nº 11-F17-214-07 (provisional measures file, volume 4, page 2095). 107 Reported by the State in its communication of December 9, 2008, addressed to the Inter-American Court as part of the Provisional Measures in the “Matter of Luis Uzcátegui regarding Venezuela” (provisional measures file, volume 6, page 2095). 108 Cf. Record of interview on March 18, 2009 (Evidence file, volume 18, page 5617); Record of interview on August 5, 2009 (Evidence file, volume 18, page 5619); Record of interview on August 5, 2009 (Evidence file, volume 18, pages 5619-5620); Record of interview on August 6, 2009 (Evidence file, volume 18, page 5622); Record of interview on August 6, 2009 (Evidence file, volume 18, pages 5622 to 5623); Record of interview on August 6, 2009 (Evidence file, volume 18, page 5623); Record of interview on August 6, 2009 (Evidence file, volume 18, page 5624); Record of interview on August 6, 2009 (Evidence file, volume 18, pages 5624-5625), and Record of interview on August 12, 2009 (Evidence file, volume 18, page 5625). 109 Cf. Official letter N. Dir. Log/Div. Com-024-09 dated March 18, 2009 (Evidence file, volume page 5617). 21 18,