V. CONCLUSIONS 48. The Commission believes that it is competent to hear this case as regards the compatibility of Amnesty Laws Nos. 26479 and 26492 with the American Convention in connection with the release of the individuals investigated and convicted of the La Cantuta massacre. The Commission decides to postpone the decision on its competence ratione materiae with regard to the possible masterminds behind the massacre until its in-depth report. The Commission concludes that, pursuant to Articles 46 and 47 of the American Convention, the petition is admissible, as set forth above. Based on the arguments of fact and law indicated above, and without prejudging the substance of the case, THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, DECIDES: 1. To declare the case in hand to be admissible as regards the compatibility of Amnesty Laws Nos. 26479 and 26492 with the American Convention, in connection with the release of the individuals investigated and convicted of the La Cantuta massacre. 2. To postpone the decision on its competence ratione materiae regarding the possible masterminds behind the massacre until its in-depth report. 3. To notify the petitioner and the State of this decision. 4. To continue analyzing the substance of the case. 5. To make itself available to the parties with a view to reaching a friendly settlement based on respect for the rights enshrined in the American Convention, and to invite the parties to express their opinions on that possibility. 6. To publish this decision and include it in its Annual Report to the General Assembly of the OAS. Done and signed at the headquarters of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, in the city of Washington, D.C., on the eleven day of March, 1999. (Signed): Robert K.Goldman; Chairman, Hélio Bicudo, First Vice Chairman; Claudio Grossman, Second Vice Chairman; Commissioners Alvaro Tirado Mejía and Carlos Ayala Corao. 9