3 perspective, namely, its relation with the right to judicial guarantees and protection of the person accused. Likewise, given that these issues have a significant impact on inter-American public order, pursuant to Article 35.1.f) of the Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Court, the Commission would like to ask the incorporation, of the following expert testimonies Antonio Canova González, in the case of Chocrón Chocrón vs. Venezuela, José Luis Tamayo Rodríguez and Alberto Arteaga Sánchez, in the case of Reverón Trujillo vs. Venezuela, and Param Cumaraswamy and Jesús María Casal Hernández, in the case of Apitz Barbera et. al vs. Venezuela, who referred to the subjects of public order previously mentioned and to offer the following expert’s statement: José Zeitune, who will refer to international standards on the impact of the temporary nature of judges and prosecutors in relation to the principle of judicial Independence, due process of law and judicial guarantees of the persons accused in a criminal proceeding, in particular, in the context of a criminal accusation with political content. The curriculum vitae of the expert proposed by the Inter-American Commission will be included in the annexes to merits report 171/11. Finally, the name of the petitioner in the case before the Commission and its particulars are as follows: Pedro Nikken Xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Please accept renewed assurances of my highest regards. Signed in the original Elizabeth Abi-Mershed Deputy Executive Secretary