4 Bustos and Ciro Colombara López would represent themselves and that the other alleged victims, Claudio Márquez Vidal, Alex Muñoz Wilson, Matías Insunza Tagle and Hernán Aguirre Fuentes, would be represented by the Asociación de Abogados por las Libertades Públicas A.G., through Pablo Ruiz Tagle Vial, Javier Ovalle Andrade, Julián López Masle, Antonio Bascuñan Rodríguez and Macarena Sáez Torres. 13. On January 27, 1999, after the President of the Court (hereinafter “the President”) had made a preliminary examination of the application, the Secretariat notified it to the State, and informed the State of the periods to answer it, file preliminary objections and appoint its representatives. 14. The same day, the Secretariat requested the Commission to forward the address of the Asociación de Abogados por las Libertades Públicas A.G., the powers of attorney certifying that Pablo Ruiz Tagle Vial, Javier Ovalle Andrade, Julián López Masle, Antonio Bascuñan Rodríguez and Macarena Sáez Torres López were the representatives of Claudio Márquez Vidal, Alex Muñoz Wilson, Matías Insunza Tagle and Hernán Aguirre Fuentes; and the addresses of Juan Pablo Olmedo Bustos and Ciro Colombara López, in order to advise them of the contents of the application, in accordance with Article 35(1)(e) of the Rules of Procedure. 15. On January 27, 1999, the Commission submitted Annex V to its application, which corresponded to the book entitled “The Last Temptation” by Nikos Kazantzakis. The following day, this annex was forwarded to the State. 16. On January 29, 1999, the Commission forwarded the addresses of the Asociación de Abogados por las Libertades Públicas A.G., and of Juan Pablo Olmedo Bustos and Ciro Colombara López. On February 2, 1999, the Secretariat notified the application to them. 17. On February 9, 1999, the Commission submitted the powers of attorney granted by Claudio Márquez Vidal, Alex Muñoz Wilson, Matías Insunza Tagle and Hernán Aguirre Fuentes to the Asociación de Abogados por las Libertades Públicas A.G. 18. On March 26, 1999, the State requested the Court to grant it an additional period of 30 days from March 27, 1999, to file preliminary objections and appoint its agent. On March 27, 1999, the Secretariat informed the State that the period for appointing its agent had expired on February 27, 1999, and that the period for filing preliminary objections expired on March 27, 1999. Lastly, it informed the State that its request would be submitted to the President for consideration, as soon as possible. On April 5, 1999, on the instructions of the President, the Secretariat informed the State that an extension had been granted until April 12, 1999. 19. On April 12, 1999, the State advised that it was “preparing a proposal intended to end the dispute and the respective litigation” and requested “an additional period of 30 days for that purpose.” The same day, on the instructions of the President, the Secretariat informed the State that an extension had been granted until April 24, 1999. 20. On April 26, 1999, Chile submitted a brief in which it expressed its willingness to “eliminate and/or modify any legislation that harms or violates freedom in its highest form” and proposed some elements for an agreement to settle the case.