shall be notified by certified document signed by the President of the Honorable Senate, handled by the persons he designates. Resolutions issued by the Honorable Senate as a Tribunal may not be appealed in any way. Article 4.- The Senate shall convene as a Tribunal, its members first having been sworn in, in accordance with Article 225 of the National Constitution, on Wednesday, November 26, of the current year, at 9:00 a.m., in the following order of impeachment: 1) impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Dr. Carlos Fernández Gadea; 2) impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Dr. Luis Lezcano Claude; and 3) impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Dr. Bonifacio Ríos Ávalos. Each impeachment may not last for more than one hour and thirty minutes, and it must be made specifically or individually. The following procedure shall be observed during the session: a) those appearing for the accusation and for the defense, respectively, shall be accredited; b) the Honorable Chamber of Deputies shall formulate the charges and offer the evidence it seeks to use; and c) the charges and documents put forth by the Honorable Chamber of Deputies shall be provided to the accused parties and notice shall be served that they should prepare their defense and offer the evidence they seek to use in the special session to be held on December 1, 2003, at 8:30 a.m., in the following order: 1) defense arguments of Supreme Court Justice Dr. Carlos Fernández Gadea; 2) defense arguments of Supreme Court Justice Dr. Luis Lezcano Claude; and 3) defense arguments of Supreme Court Justice Dr. Bonifacio Ríos Ávalos. Each party’s defense may not last for more than three hours. Article 5.- In the special session contemplated for Monday, December 1, 2003, in keeping with the schedule established in the previous article, and in the order that was indicated, the following measures shall be adopted: a) Each defendant, in the interest of his rights, shall formulate his defense and offer all the evidence he seeks to use; b) A copy of each party’s defense argument and each offer of evidence shall be handed over to the Honorable Chamber of Deputies; c) The materials shall be placed in another room until Wednesday, December 3 of this year at 8:00 a.m., so that members of the Tribunal can examine the evidence offered by the parties and evaluate its relevance. Article 6.- In the special session on Wednesday, December 3 of this year, at 8:00 a.m., the Tribunal shall decide on whether each piece of evidence offered is admitted or rejected. If it rejects one or more pieces of the evidence, it must give verbal reasons for the decision. In the same session, production of the admitted evidence shall be ordered, and a special session shall be convened to produce it; this will be held on Saturday, December 6 of this year, at 8:00 a.m. 7

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