6 34. On April 12, 2004, the representatives advised that they had no comments to make on the affidavits made by Hermann Baumann, Ramón Jiménez Gaona and Oscar Aranda Núñez, and by the expert witness, Juan Carlos Mendonça (supra paras. 29 and 31); they also stated that “there is no need for any kind of clarification or elaboration” regarding these affidavits. 35. On April 15, 2004, the Commission advised that it had no comments to make on the affidavits made by the witnesses Hermann Baumann, Ramón Jiménez Gaona and Oscar Aranda Núñez, and by the expert witness, Juan Carlos Mendonça (supra paras. 29 and 31). 36. On April 19, 2004, the Commission advised that the expert witness, Jorge Seall-Sasiain, could not appear at the public hearing before the Court (supra para. 29), owing to circumstances beyond his control. 37. On April 27, 2004, the State forwarded a copy of “decision and judgment number eight hundred and four” delivered by the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay that same day, concerning a petition for clarification filed by the alleged victim. 38. On April 28 and 29, 2004, the Court received the statements of the witnesses and the reports of the expert witnesses proposed by the Inter-American Commission and by the representatives of the alleged victim at a public hearing on merits and possible reparations and costs. The Court also heard the final oral arguments of the parties. There appeared before the Court: for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Santiago A. Canton, delegate; Eduardo Bertoni, delegate; Ignacio Álvarez, legal adviser, and Lilly Ching, legal adviser. for the representatives of the alleged victim: Viviana Krsticevic, Executive Director, CEJIL; Raquel Talavera, lawyer, CEJIL, and Ana Aliverti, lawyer, CEJIL. for the State of Paraguay: César Manuel Royg Arriola, Agent, and Mario Sandoval, Deputy Agent. Witness proposed by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and by the representatives of the alleged victim: Ricardo Nicolás Canese Krivoshein. Witness proposed by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Ricardo Lugo Rodríguez.