benefit from the Assistance Fund.8 Accordingly, the President takes cognizance of the lack of financial resources claimed by the alleged victims through their representatives and considers sufficient, as evidence thereof, the statements submitted in accordance with Article 2 of the Rules of the Assistance Fund of the Court. 10. The President notes that the alleged victims have requested access to the Assistance Fund to cover expenses related to the production of evidence before the Court, specifically for the presentation of nine testimonies and five expert opinions, either at the public hearing or by means of affidavits (supra Considering paragraph 5). 11. The President recalls that the Court’s Legal Assistance Fund is comprised of voluntary contributions from donor sources (supra Considering paragraph 2), and that these limited resources are insufficient to cover all the expenses related to a possible appearance and presentation of evidence before the Court by the alleged victims. Therefore, in each specific case, the President must consider a request for financial assistance on the basis of the resources available and bearing in mind the need for assistance that might arise in other cases before the Court, in order to ensure the correct administration and fair distribution of the Fund’s limited resources. 12. The President points out that, at this stage of the proceedings, it has not been decided whether the Court shall admit the statements offered by the representatives, or the means by which these will be rendered. In accordance with Article 50(1) of the Court’s Rules of Procedure, that decision is taken by the Court, or by its President, once the parties have submitted the definitive lists of proposed deponents and the right to defense has been guaranteed, under the terms of Articles 45 to 49 of the Court’s Rules of Procedure. Also, regarding the State’s objection to the use of the Fund in relation to persons whose “supposed status as alleged victims” was called into question, the Court shall determine their status in due course. 13. Based on the foregoing considerations, the President considers valid the request submitted by the alleged victims, through their representatives, to have access to the Court’s Legal Assistance Fund. Accordingly, having regard to the resources currently available in the Fund, the alleged victims shall be granted the financial assistance necessary for the presentation of a maximum of four testimonies, either by means of affidavits or at a public hearing. Likewise, the President considers it appropriate to defer a decision on the specific amount, recipients and purpose of the financial assistance to be provided to the alleged victims until such time as the Presidency, or the Court, rules on the validity and relevance of the testimonial and expert evidence offered and on the opening of the oral proceedings, in accordance with Article 50(1) of the Court’s Rules of Procedure, in order to have certainty regarding which of the testimonies shall be received by the Court, and the means by which these shall be rendered. THEREFORE: THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, 8 Cf. Case of Contreras et al. v. El Salvador. Order of the President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of March 4, 2011, Considering paragraph 9, and Case of Véliz Franco v. Guatemala. Order of the President of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of January 8, 2013, Considering paragraph 8. 4