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to describe, it was something that truly hurt me deeply to see them like that.”
He felt that he was left practically alone, because Emilio and Rafael were the
ones who defended him if something happened to him. If he needed
something, Rafael, who was working, bought it for him, they were “like my
parents […] they cared for me as if they were my parents, and overnight I
was left alone, with no one.” Regarding the memory of the event, the witness
stated that he preferred “to bury it but it cannot be done, it is something that
cannot be erased and is always going to be there if justice is not found.”
His sister Haydeé lost her baby “due to the emotion.” After the facts, Haydeé
worked to help the family.
His family has been, above all, very united, they have always supported each
other. Rafael was very skilful in his work as a mechanic and also in his
studies. He was “the eyes of my father,” because he worked with him and
was his right hand. He rapidly learned his trade and did it very well. He was
proud of his brothers. Emilio was the one who defended him, who taught him
to work since Emilio was 11 years old, because he realized his family’s needs
and he urged him to work to help out. He felt that family unity was broken in
part, but even so they have remained united.
After the facts, the family was followed and harassed. His mother received
threats and was summoned to DINCOTE, but she did not go because she was
afraid of being detained. His mother would not allow him to leave the house
often, for fear that something might happen to him. When he was eleven
years old he was run over on a street by a person who was the brother of a
naval officer, of the intelligence service. The consequences of the accident
currently limit his ability to work.
At the time of the facts, the family did not have financial means, they were a
humble family, for which reason they were unable to attain justice. He feels
that he had to mature quickly and work, he finished his secondary school and
could not continue studying, for lack of financial means.
They were not involved in any investigative process regarding what
happened, because they had no attorney and if they heard about anything it
was over the media. They were never notified of anything regarding a judicial
proceeding in connection with the facts of the case.
He witnessed how his mother went to several places in search of justice and,
due to this, she began to be persecuted and threatened. His mother went to
all the places they told her to go, and she received no response. While he
was small his mother did not allow him to get information through the
newspapers or television; later he learned bout the case and he believes that
the crime has remained unpunished. The State has not taken any steps to
attenuate the grief suffered by the family and by himself as an individual.
f.
Testimony of Víctor Chuquitaype Eguiluz, a neighbor of the
alleged victims
He is a neighbor of the Gómez Paquiyauri family, and on June 21, 1991, after
hearing gunshots, he saw the brothers Rafael and Emilio, who told him that
there was a car and a dead person around the corner. Twenty minutes later
he found the older sister, Haydeé, on the street, and she told him that they