[that] allowed and facilitated a benefit for another party.” On January 26, 2010, two public prosecutors with the Attorney General’s Office brought charges before the 50th Court of First Instance of Control Functions of the Criminal Judicial Circuit of the Metropolitan Area of Caracas against Ms. Afiuni for the alleged crimes of “corruption, abuse of authority and complicity in a prison escape, as established in Articles 62 and 67 of the Anti-Corruption Act and 264 of the Criminal Code.” Following the preliminary hearing, on May 17, 2010, the court fully admitted the accusation and ordered oral and public proceedings to begin in September of 2010, although that has been delayed due to the actions of the accused; b) With regard to the precautionary measures ordered by the Commission, the State indicated that it has answered the Inter-American Commission’s requests for information. In this regard, the Attorney General’s Office has carried out several measures to protect Ms. Afiuni’s right to life, health and physical integrity. On April 8, 2010, Enrique Arrieta, an attorney with the Attorney General’s Office, went to the INOF with a medical examiner to perform a legal medical examination (supra Having Seen 2.m), which concluded that the general health of the patient was satisfactory. The attorney responsible verified that the inmate under consideration was in an “admission” area, in a well-ventilated cell, with sufficient natural and artificial lighting, a bathroom with a toilet, shower, and sink, a TV and DVD, and that since the date of her detention she has regularly received visits from her relatives, friends, and defense counsel; c) Regarding the alleged fire on February 23, 2010, the State clarified that it was “an attempted arson” that was controlled by the authorities. Regarding another fire alleged to have taken place three days later, the State indicated that according to the authorities, “it was only a rumor;” d) Ms. Afiuni has received medical, psychological and psychiatric evaluations both from doctors with the Ministry of the People’s Power for Domestic Relations and Justice and from medical examiners of the Scientific, Criminal and Criminology Investigations Corps and military hospital specialist “Dr. Carlos Arvelo.” The results of the March 12 examination indicate that she has “an anxiety and depression syndrome” that does not affect her fitness for trial. However, specialists recommended psychological therapy, which she has received along with the pharmaceutical treatment indicated. Since she entered the prison, State institutions have provided the comprehensive care and medical attention required by domestic laws and international treaties; e) Regarding the claim that access to defense counsel, next of kin and friends in the INOF has been prohibited or limited, the State indicated that Ms. Afiuni has received more ordinary and extraordinary visits than the other inmates, and the government attorney in charge has addressed each of the requests she has submitted. Neither is it true that she has not been able to exercise freedom of religion and recreation, as “she has received visits from several church authorities.” It emphasized that “the only prohibition or limitation on the inmate’s moving to other areas of the [penitentiary] is due to her expressed wishes to remain in a maximum security area.” In order to protect her rights, since the day of her confinement, the Attorney General’s Office has coordinated “regular visits” that consist of inspections by the aforementioned attorney; 8

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