11 were riding the bus and who ordered him to stop the vehicle.4 He was then forced to get off the bus and was taken in a station wagon to a deserted area.5 53. On August 23, 2000, Mr. Rodríguez Marroquín’s brother contacted the fare collector on that bus who told him what had happened. Based on that account, the brother reported the kidnapping of Mr. Rodríguez Marroquín to the Criminal Investigation Division of the National Civil Police.6 The kidnappers called Mr. Rodríguez Marroquín’s family and demanded money in exchange for his freedom.7 On August 26, 2000, Mr. Rodríguez Marroquín was set free by the kidnappers8 and later, after receiving a number of threats, paid the kidnappers the sum of fifty thousand colones.9 54. On October 9, 2000, the Criminal Investigation Division of the National Civil Police interviewed Francisco Amaya Villalta, who was being held for extortion of a member of a cooperative. Mr. Amaya Villalta stated that he had information regarding the kidnapping of Jaime Rodríguez Marroquín since he had also taken part in the kidnapping.10 In an extra-judicial statement made at the prosecutor’s office, he identified the persons who had taken part in the kidnapping, naming: José León Pérez Alvarado, José Orellana, José Dolores Ruano, Francisco Mejía, Samuel Hernández Ramírez, Ricardo Antonio Figueroa, Toribio Chiquillo Rodríguez, Joaquín Rodríguez, Miguel Ángel Guzmán and Edenilson Montenegro.11 In his statement, Mr. Amaya Villata also included “a man known only as Chopo.”12 Mr. Amaya Villata described Chopo as a man of approximately 1.55 meters in height and who resided in “Cantón Colón, de Guazapa”.13 The record shows that the statement made no mention of José Agapito Ruano Torres, who at the time worked as a construction laborer14 and was 24 years old.15 55. On October 10, 2000, agents of the Criminal Investigation Division of the National Civil Police went to the Department of Police Records and Archives and to the municipal government offices of the cities of Guazapa, Tonacatepeque and San José Guayabal, in order to collect the identity cards of 4 Annex 1. Record of interview of Jaime Rodríguez Marroquín dated September 2, 2000, page 26, criminal case file 77-2001-2. 5 Annex 1. Record of interview of Jaime Rodríguez Marroquín dated September 2, 2000, page 26, criminal case file 77-2001-2. 6 Annex 1. Police complaint report No. 01PLB23082000, filed with Criminal Investigation Division of the National Civil Police, dated August 23, 2000, page 6, criminal case file 77-2001-2. 7 Annex 1. Brief of the investigator in charge of the case, José Hernández Meléndez, of the Anti-kidnapping Unit of the National Civil Police, dated August 23, 2000, page 14, criminal case file 77-2001-2. 8 Annex 1. Brief of the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic dated October 18, 2000, page 2, criminal case file 77-2001-2. 9 Annex 1. Record of interview of Jaime Rodríguez Marroquín dated October 13, 2000, page 152, criminal case file l 77-2001-2; and statement of Sergeant José Oliverio Hernández Meléndez, National Civil Police investigator and person in charge of the kidnapping case of Mr. Marroquín. Audio of pre-trial hearing, compact disc No. 3. 10 According to the statement of Sergeant José Oliverio Hernández, National Civil Police investigator and person in charge of the case of the kidnapping of Mr. Marroquín, it was concluded that the telephone numbers used by the kidnappers coincided with the numbers used in the extortion of a member of a cooperative, a situation that had been reported as well. Annex 2. Audio of the pre-trial hearing on compact disc No. 2. 11 Annex 1. Record of extra-judicial statement of Francisco Amaya Villalta dated October 9, 2000, pages 54-55, criminal case file 77- 12 Annex 1. Record of extra-judicial statement of Francisco Amaya Villalta dated October 9, 2000, page 55, criminal case file 77-2001- 13 Annex 1. Record of extra-judicial statement of Francisco Amaya Villalta dated October 9, 2000, page 55, criminal case file 77-2001- 14 Annex 1. Certificate of the Construction Industry Labor-Management Institute, page 563, criminal case file 77-2001-2. 15 Annex 1. Personal Identification Card of José Agapito Ruano Torres, page 151, criminal case file 77-2001-2. 2001-2. 2. 2.