implementation” 142 and attended a workshop on “Local development challenges facing Municipal Offices for Women.” 143 D) The investigations D.1. Investigations related to the death of A.A. 101. Following the death of Mr. A.A. on December 20, 2004, a criminal investigation was opened by the Municipal Office of the Public Prosecution Service of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa (hereinafter “Prosecutor’s Office of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa”). Subsequently, on March 21, 2005, the case was forwarded to the office of Guatemala’s Special Prosecutor for Human Rights (hereinafter “Human Rights Prosecutor”), where it was received the following day. 144 The investigation was carried out by a special unit of the Human Rights Prosecutor specializing in crimes against human rights activists. During the time that the criminal investigation was assigned to these offices of the Public Prosecution Service, criminal investigations experts of the Criminal Investigations Directorate of the Public Prosecution Service (hereinafter “DICRI investigators”) carried out various investigative procedures at the request of the prosecution’s agents and assistants. Also, on December 22, 2004 the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman of Escuintla (hereinafter “the Ombudsman’s Office”), opened an investigation based on a complaint filed anonymously. 145 Subsequently, B.A. was identified as the person who filed that anonymous complaint. 146 The latter investigation was initiated and processed parallel to the criminal investigation until June 8, 2005. D.1.1. Investigation by the District Prosecutor’s Office of the Public Prosecution Service of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, Escuintla (MP60/2004/5417) 102. On December 20, 2004 two National Civil Police officers from the police substation of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, acting on orders of the police’s Central Dispatch Center, and the Assistant Prosecutor of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, went to the scene of Mr. A.A.’s murder. 147 A witness who was interviewed at the time reported that “two men who were riding bicycles were responsible for killing Mr. [A.A.]” 148 and that “after the incident [they] escaped on bicycles to an unknown destination.” 149 In a statement, one of the National Civil Police officers reported that, upon arriving at the crime scene he noticed “that a pick-Up [sic] truck was parked there, of which no details were taken, and that there were also some individuals apparently trying to help the victim.” 150 Then, they proceeded to remove the body and gather the evidence found at the scene, consisting of three gunshot casings. The Assistant Prosecutor then ordered the body to be transferred 142 Cf. Diploma awarded by the National Council for the Implementation of the Peace Accords on March 25, 2011 (Merits file, page 2080). 143 Cf. Certificate awarded by the Local Development Institute on March 19, 2012 (Merits file, page 2081). 144 Cf. Official letter from the Assistant Prosecutor of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa to the Agent of the Special Prosecutor for Human Rights, of March 21, 2005 (File of attachments to submission brief, page 817). 145 Cf. Brief of the Assistant of the Escuintla Departmental Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman of December 22,2004 (File of attachments to submission brief, page 898), and complaint filed by B.A., anonymously, on December 22, 2004 (File of attachments to submission brief, pages 896 and 897). 146 Cf. Report on the investigation of December 23, 2004, prepared by the investigator of the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman (File of attachments to submission brief, page 901), and Memorandum of February 7, 2005 prepared by the investigator of the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman (File of attachments to submission brief, page 914). 147 Cf. Letter of December 20, 2004 from the Chief of Substation No. 31-43 Escuintla to the District Prosecutor of the Public Prosecution Service (File of attachments to submission brief, page 940). 148 Cf. Procedure conducted by the Assistant of the District Prosecutor’s Office of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa, of December 20, 2004 (File of attachments to submission brief, page 939). 149 Cf. Letter of December 20, 2004 from the Chief of Substation No. 31-43 Escuintla to the District Attorney of the Public Prosecution Service (File of attachments to submission brief, page 940). 150 Cf. Statement of May 9, 2005 rendered by the agent of the National Civil Police who attended the crime scene, before the Special Prosecutor for Human Rights(File of attachments to submission brief, page 860). 31