60. Further, the Commission considers that the facts set out in the petition do not tend to
constitute a violation of the right embodied in Article 7 of the American Convention.
61. Finally, the facts of the present case could be part of a general context of harassment against
the Landaeta Mejías family. The Commission is processing the case related to the killing of
Eduardo José Landaeta Mejías – Igmar Alexander’s brother – on December 31st, 1996, under
custody of agents of the police of Aragua. Having in mind a possible connection between the
killings of the brothers, the Commission considers it necessary to analyze the cases globally in
the merits stage and in consequence, decides to accumulate them.
V.
CONCLUSIONS
62. Based on the foregoing legal and factual considerations and without prejudicing the merits
of the case, the Commission concludes that the case at hand satisfies the admissibility
requirements set forth in Articles 46 and 47 of the American Convention and consequently,
THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
DECIDES:
1. To find the instant case admissible in relation to Articles 4, 5, 8, and 25, in conjunction with
Article 1.1 of the American Convention, and to declare it inadmissible in relation to Article 7 of
the American Convention.
2. To consider the petition jointly with case 12.606 – Eduardo José Landaeta Mejías.
3. To notify the State and the petitioners of this decision.
4. To begin the analysis of the merits of the case.
5. To publish this decision and include it in its Annual Report to the OAS General Assembly.
Done and signed at the headquarters of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in
Washington D.C. on the 20th day of March of 2009. (Signed): Víctor E. Abramovich, First Vicepresident; Felipe González, Second Vice-president; Sir Clare K. Roberts, Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro,
Florentin Meléndez and Paolo G. Carozza, Commssioners.
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