62. During May and June 1999, the Civil Court102 received the statements of two people and one face-to-face meeting was held.103 63. On July 6, 1999, the Criminal Investigation Division asked Prosecutor Leoni to take the necessary steps to provide protection to the witness Danilo Zapata because of the threats made against him.104 The Court has no information regarding the outcome of this request. 64. On October 4, 1999, Marco Ramiro Lobo Rosales, the attorney for Mrs. Mariana Lubina López de Luna, mother of Mr. Luna López, formalized the charges against the accused Mr. Oscar Aurelio Rodríguez Molina before the Civil Court.105 Likewise, on October 25, 1999, the defense presented a response to the charges made against their client.106 65. On February 10, 2000, the Civil Court conducted a confrontation meeting between Messrs. Douglas Edgardo Antúnez Lara and the accused Oscar Aurelio Rodríguez Molina.107 Likewise, on February 17, 2000, a reconstruction of the events was carried out.108 66. On February 19, 2001, a second statement of the accused Mr. Oscar Aurelio Rodríguez Molina (supra para. 58) was received before the Civil Court, in which he indicated that Messrs. Ítalo Iván Lemus, Marcos Morales, Wilfredo Pérez and Jorge Chávez were responsible for the death of Mr. Luna López. He claimed this murder was committed because Mr. Luna López had confiscated lumber from Jorge Chávez.109 Given Mr. Rodríguez Molina’s statement, on February 20, Prosecutor Leoni asked the Civil Court to send notification to the Director of the Juticalpa Prison, “in order to […] provide the greatest security possible given the death threats that he had received and the fact that Mr. Rodríguez [Molina was] a key witness in the current proceedings and [it was] their responsibility to provide the security necessary for his physical integrity.”110 Moreover, on June 18, 2001, a face-to-face meeting was arranged between Messrs. Jorge Chávez and the accused Oscar Aurelio Rodríguez Molina.111 102 Cf. Statements rendered before the Civil Court by: Josué Eli Zúñiga rendered on May 13 and 26, 1999 (File of attachments to the State’s response, pages 6863 and 6881) and Antolin Vásquez Medina on June 23, 1999 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6914). 103 Cf. Confrontation meeting between Messrs. Álvaro Danilo Zapata Lara and Oscar Aurelio Rodríguez Molina conducted on May 25, 1999 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6871) and confrontation meetings between Messrs. Santos Eugenio Ramírez and Oscar Aurelio Rodríguez Molina conducted on May 25, 1999 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6874). Also, on June 21, 1999, a medical opinion was rendered on the state of health of Mrs. Silvia Gonzales. This opinion concluded that the injury she suffered produced risk of death, a scar and a permanent disfigurement of her face, and that Mrs. Gonzales had undergone several surgeries to recover from the consequences, inter alia. Cf. Medical examination of June 21, 1999, performed on Mrs. Silvia Gonzales (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 5252). 104 Cf. Brief of July 6, 1999, of the Criminal Investigation Division (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 7004). 105 Cf. Brief of indictment of October 4, 1999 (File of attachments to the State’s response, pages 6961 to 6964). 106 Cf. Brief of defense of October 25, 1999 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6969). 107 Cf. Confrontation meeting between Messrs. Douglas Edgardo Antunez Lara and Oscar Aurelio Rodríguez Molina conducted on February 10, 2000 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 7035). 108 Cf. Record of reconstruction of the events of February 17, 2000 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 7062). 109 Cf. Statement of the accused Oscar Aurelio Rodríguez Molina of February 19, 2001, before the Civil Court (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 7244). 110 5440). Cf. Brief of the Public Prosecutor of February 20, 2001 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 111 Cf. Face-to-face meeting between Messrs. Jorge Chávez and Oscar Aurelio Rodríguez Molina held on July 18, 2001 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 7250). 23