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n)
To guarantee dismantling the Army’s cooperation with and/or control
of the former members of the Civilian Self-Defense Patrols (PAC) or former
military agents;
o)
To declassify information on the Utatlán Plan, which related to the
execution. To this end, it was proposed that a law should be adopted on
access to information, in order to guarantee access to any document
classified as a military or security secret;
p)
That the President of the Republic should expressly call upon his
subordinates to cooperate with the investigation into the facts, and guarantee
justice in this case;
q)
To re-open the criminal investigation by the judiciary, even though res
judicata exists concerning the only person accused who was convicted and
then acquitted;
r)
To strengthen support and protection mechanisms for witnesses,
defenders and justice agents, and
s)
To improve the administration of justice. To this end, it suggested:
i.
The creation of a national institute of forensic science, capable
of carrying out scientific tests on criminal evidence and preparing
forensic reports in order to clarify criminal acts;
ii.
The allocation of sufficient financial resources to ensure that
this institute has national coverage, with delegations at the
departmental level, endowed with all the services necessary to carry
out scientific investigations and high-quality autopsies;
iii.
The creation of a scientific investigation police unit capable of
adequately protecting and managing the scene of the crime, collecting
and bagging the evidence, and keeping a precise record of the
evidence gathered and the conditions in which it is gathered in order
to ensure the chain of custody;
iv.
The creation of a warehouse for monitoring evidence, with
adequate registers and controls in order to preserve its integrity and
identity, and ensure the chain of custody, and
v.
The transfer of all the functions relating to the registration and
control of weapons to the National Civil Police, which should establish
a special unit for this.
Arguments of the State
124.
The State indicated that:
a)
Its responsibility was focused on the absence of justice, on the fact
that the Attorney General’s office did not conduct a genuine investigation;
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