33 the appeal filed on March 4, 1998, against interlocutory order No. 48 of February 26, 1998 (supra para. 69(26)).61 69(33) On May 18, 1999, the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay issued interlocutory order No. 576, in which it declared that the Third Chamber of the Court of Criminal Appeal had “erroneously admitted” the appeal filed on March 4, 1998 (supra para. 69(26)) against interlocutory order No. 48 of February 26, 1998, which decided to reject the motion for dismissal of the case (supra para. 69(26)).62 69(34) On May 26, 1999, Mr. Canese and his lawyer submitted a brief to the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay, requesting, inter alia, that “the files be joinder[ed] into a single case, to be processed by the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice [and,] consequently, that the case files be forwarded to the Constitutional Chamber to be tried simultaneously.”63 On June 30, 1999, the file was forwarded to the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay.64 69(35) On June 7, September 13, October 26 and December 9, 1999, and on February 2 and 16, 2000, Mr. Canese and his lawyer submitted briefs to the Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay, requesting a ruling in the action on unconstitutionality filed on November 19, 1997 (supra para. 69(25) and 69(28)).65 69(36) On March 8, 2000, Mr. Canese and his lawyers filed an “appeal for review of judgment” and a request for “the extinguishment and prescription of the criminal 61 Cf. brief submitted by Ricardo Canese and his lawyer to the Third Chamber of the Court of Criminal Appeal on March 18, 1999 (copy of the file of the criminal proceeding against Ricardo Canese for the offenses of slander and injuria before the First Criminal Trial Court, file of attachments to the brief answering the application, and with observations on the brief with requests and arguments, tome II, attachment 4, folio 1108 and 1109). 62 Cf. interlocutory order No. 576 issued by the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay on May 18, 1999 (copy of the file of the criminal proceeding against Ricardo Canese for the offenses of slander and injuria before the First Criminal Trial Court, file of attachments to the brief answering the application, and with observations on the brief with requests and arguments, tome II, attachment 4, folio 1115). 63 Cf. brief submitted by Ricardo Canese and his lawyer to the Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay on May 26, 1999(copy of the file of the criminal proceeding against Ricardo Canese for the offenses of slander and injuria before the First Criminal Trial Court, file of attachments to the brief answering the application, and with observations on the brief with requests and arguments, tome II, attachment 4, folios 1119 and 1120). 64 Cf. decision of June 30, 1999, of the Secretary of the Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay (copy of the file of the criminal proceeding against Ricardo Canese for the offenses of slander and injuria before the First Criminal Trial Court, file of attachments to the brief answering the application, and with observations on the brief with requests and arguments, tome I, attachment 4, folio 1126). 65 Cf. communication submitted by Ricardo Canese and his lawyer on June 7, 1999 (copy of the file of the criminal proceeding against Ricardo Canese for the offenses of slander and injuria before the First Criminal Trial Court, file of attachments to the brief answering the application, and with observations on the brief with requests and arguments, tome II, attachment 4, folios 1121 and 1122); and briefs submitted by Canese and his lawyer on September 13, 1999, October 26, 1999, December 9, 1999, February 2, 2000, and February 16, 2000 (copy of the file on the action on unconstitutionality in the case “Ricardo Canese, for slander and injuria” before the Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay, file of attachments to the brief answering the application, and with observations on the brief with requests and arguments, tome II, attachment 4, folios 1371, 1372 and 1375 to 1378).