42 90.12. When Mr. Tibi was detained, his belongings were seized.58 The authorities informed him at that moment that he must travel to Guayaquil, a city 600 kilometers away from Quito, and that he would come back that same night. Daniel Tibi was taken by plane to Guayaquil, and upon arrival he was handcuffed and taken to the INTERPOL office.59 90.13. On September 28, 1995, the First Criminal Judge of the Guayas, Ángel Rubio Game, issued the judicial arrest warrant against Daniel Tibi.60 90.14. On September 28, 1995 Mr. Tibi was taken before Public Prosecutor Oswaldo Valle Cevallos, before whom he rendered his pre-trial statement, without the presence of a judge or of defense counsel.61 90.15. At the Public Prosecutor’s Office, they showed Mr. Tibi photographs of persons involved in the “Camarón” operation, among whom he recognized Eduardo Edison García León, whom Mr. Tibi had seen twice to negotiate a leather jackets export deal, which was never completed. After recognizing this person, Mr. Tibi explained why he had visited his house.62 90.16. In the request for an arrest warrant, filed before the First Criminal Judge of the Guayas on September 26, 1995, the head of INTERPOL at the Guayas stated that Mr. Tibi was a “supplier of cocaine hydrochloride to retailers, for it to be sold to consumers.”63 arguments and motions, leaf 1125); and testimony of Daniel Tibi rendered before the Inter-American Court during the public hearing held on July 7, 2004. 58 See list of belongings seized that were in the hands of Daniel Tibi at the time of his detention, prepared by Police Lieutenant Edison Tobar on September 27, 1995 (appendixes to the brief with preliminary objections, reply to the application and comments on the arguments and motions, leaves 1293 to 1297); and testimony of Daniel Tibi rendered before the Inter-American Court during the public hearing held on July 7, 2004. 59 See testimony of Daniel Tibi rendered before the Inter-American Court during the public hearing held on July 7, 2004. 60 See arrest warrant against Daniel Tibi issued by the First Criminal Court of the Guayas on September 28, 1995 (file with appendixes to the application, volume II, appendix 13, leaf 212; file with appendixes to the brief with arguments and motions, appendix 3, leaf 670; and file with appendixes to the brief with preliminary objections, reply to the application and comments on the arguments and motions, leaf 1141). 61 See statement rendered by Daniel Tibi before the Tenth Criminal Public Prosecutor of the Guayas on September 28, 1995 (file with appendixes to the application, volume II, appendix 13, leaves 215 to 218; and file with appendixes to the brief with preliminary objections, reply to the application and comments on the arguments and motions, leaves 1125 to 1128); and testimony of Daniel Tibi rendered before the Inter-American Court during the public hearing held on July 7, 2004. 62 See statement rendered by Daniel Tibi before the Tenth Criminal Public Prosecutor of the Guayas on September 28, 1995 (file with appendixes to the application, volume II, appendix 13, leaf 216; and file with appendixes to the brief with preliminary objections, reply to the application and comments on the arguments and motions, leaf 1125 to 1128); and testimony of Daniel Tibi rendered before the InterAmerican Court during the public hearing held on July 7, 2004. 63 See official letter sent by the head of INTERPOL of the Guayas to the First Criminal Judge of the Guayas (file with appendixes to the application, volume II, appendix 13, leaf 211; and file with appendixes to the brief with preliminary objections, reply to the application and comments on the arguments and motions, leaf 1142).