contradictions in their testimonies53. The petitioner places on record that, for his part, the First Instance Court judge merely asked for an on-site inspection and a sketch and photographs of the site.54 The Commission has no information as to whether other proceedings were carried out. 58. On March 1, 2007, the next-of-kin of the alleged victims were notified of Decree No. 204 of 2007 through which the First Instance Criminal Court shelved the proceedings.55 On June 14, 2007, the alleged victims' nextof-kin filed a request with the Eighth First Instance Criminal Court to reverse the shelving of the case and presented testimony regarding the proceedings that had led to it being shelved.56 3. Regarding the disappearance of Luis Eduardo González González 59. According to a statement by the mother of the alleged victim, Amalia González, at 2:00 a.m. on December 13, 1974, two persons dressed in civilian clothes came to her home, asking for “el chiqui," the alleged victim's nickname. When they were not allowed in, they identified themselves as members of the Joint Forces and a group of soldiers armed with sub-machine guns burst into the home. The mother states that they stayed there for several hours until they managed to find Luis Eduardo González at Scosería No 2556, apartment 70157 They then went there and arrested the alleged victim together with his pregnant wife, Elena Zaffaroni Rocco,.58 Later both were taken to the 6th Cavalry Regiment, a dependency of Army Division No. 1.59 60. The Commission also has the testimony of seven others detained at the same time as Luis Eduardo González who described his deteriorated physical and mental state as well as the mistreatment and tortures to which they were subjected.60 61. The wife of the alleged victim declared that she was deprived of liberty together with him and that in the detention center she had been kept blindfolded most of the time, but that she could hear when they were torturing her husband. She said that at some point they took off her blindfold and she saw her husband having convulsions. She said that after that she did not see her husband until December 24. She stated that then: (...) They take me to a van where he is, after first telling me that I was going to have an interview with my husband and that they were going to propose my release if he collaborated. They asked me what I thought and I said I wanted to see him. - They placed us opposite one another in the van with my husband, me with the blindfold or scarf on and he in a hood. We were surrounded by people, with my husband and I holding hands, sitting opposite one another, and my husband said to them that they had said he would not be wearing a hood, so that they started shouting that he had to wear one. One of the interrogators said that it was up to us both to decide whether they Appendix 2.22. Request by the petitioners for processing of evidence in the criminal proceedings of 2006. Attached to the petitioner's brief of August 15, 2007. 54 Appendix 2.23. Order for the submission of evidence in the 2006 criminal proceedings by the Eight First Instance Criminal Court. Attached to the petitioner's brief of August 15, 2007;. Appendix 2.24. Photographic documentation of the scene of the alleged crime. Attached to the petitioner's brief of August 15, 2007. 55 Appendix 2.25. Request by the next-of-kin of Silvia Reyes, Laura Raggi, and Diana Maidanik to the Eighth First Instance Criminal Court to reverse the shelving of the case and presentation of testimony regarding the proceedings that had led to it being shelved. Attached to the petitioner’s brief of August 15, 2007. 56 Appendix 2.25. Request by the next-of-kin of Silvia Reyes, Laura Raggi, and Diana Maidanik to the Eighth First Instance Criminal Court to reverse the shelving of the case and present testimony regarding the proceedings that had led to it being shelved. Attached to the petitioner’s brief of August 15, 2007. 57 Appendix 1.3. Testimony of Elena Zaffaroni Rocco regarding the disappearance of Luis Eduardo González. Attached to the petitioner's brief of August 15, 2007. 58 Appendix 1.3. Testimony of Elena Zaffaroni Rocco regarding the disappearance of Luis Eduardo González. Attached to the petitioner's brief of August 15, 2007. 59 Appendix 1.1. Complaint filed by Amalia González de González regarding the disappearance of her son, Luis Eduardo González with the 10th Criminal Court of First Instance. Attached to the petitioner's brief of August 15, 2007. 60 Appendix 1.5. Testimony of Jorge Aníbal González Mure detained at the same time as Luis Eduardo González. Attached to the petitioner's brief of August 15, 2007; Appendix 1.6. Testimony of Graciela Duarte Badiola detained at the same time as Luis Eduardo González. Attached to the petitioner's brief of August 15, 2007; Appendix 1.7. Testimony of Jose Milton Guzmán Martínez detained at the same time as Luis Eduardo González. Attached to the petitioner's brief of August 15, 2007. Appendix 1.8. Testimony of Jorge Mario Porley Eirale detained at the same time as Luis Eduardo González. Attached to the petitioner's brief of August 15, 2007; Appendix 1.9. Testimony of Graciela Natividad Souza Antognazza detained at the same time as Luis Eduardo González. Attached to the petitioner's brief of August 15, 2007; Appendix 1.10. Testimony of Walter Raúl Bianchi López detained at the same time as Luis Eduardo González. Attached to the petitioner's brief of August 15, 2007; Appendix 1.11. Testimony of María Mercedes Xavier de Mello Ferrand detained at the same time as Luis Eduardo González. Attached to the petitioner's brief of August 15, 2007. 53 11