30 book “Ética y Servicios de Inteligencia” (“Ethics and Intelligence Services”).”52 On April 26, 1993, the expert witnesses delivered a report under which they “definitely conclude[d] that the book [… did] not adversely affect the confidentiality and security of the Chilean Navy.”53 On May 20, 1993, the Naval Prosecutor of Magallanes sent rogatory letters to the Naval Prosecutor of the First Naval Zone requesting that “the expert witnesses […] be required to provide further details on the issues addressed in [the] report [of April 26, 1993],” and stating that they had to verify whether “it contain[ed] relevant information on the Navy from an institutional perspective and/or classified information, and whether it affect[ed] institutional interests.”54 On July 20, 1993, the expert witnesses filed an amended report concluding that “the book contains relevant information on the Navy from an institutional perspective, but that does not mean that […] it contains literal and verbatim transcriptions of intelligence-related rules or publication[s] of the Navy.” In said amended report, the expert witnesses stated that the information contained in the book “is in the public domain.” Finally, the expert witnesses concluded that the book “undoubtedly affect[ed] institutional interests [of the Chilean Navy,] since the author claims to act in compliance with the moral obligation to disclose his knowledge and expertise to the public, implicitly stating that his training as an intelligence expert […] allowed him to write about intelligence issues.”55 63(24) On March 10, 1993, the Deputy Naval Prosecutor sent letters rogatory to the Naval Prosecutor of Valparaíso requesting him to examine Palamara-Iribarne’s direct chief and ordering that an official letter be sent to the Chief of the General Staff of the Navy requiring him to inform whether “he processed any type of authorization prior to the publication of the book” authored by Palamara-Iribarne.56 On April 30, 1993, the officer that served as chief of Palamara-Iribarne from February to December 1992, rendered a statement before the Naval Prosecutor of Magallanes.57 52 Cf. Order of the Deputy Naval Prosecutor of Magallanes of March 10, 1993 (Case No. 464 before the Naval Court of Magallanes on the crimes of disobedience and breach of military duties, appendixes to the complaint, volume III, appendix 9(a), page 805). 53 Cf. Expert report requested by the Naval Prosecutor of Magallanes of April 26, 1993 (appendixes to the complaint, appendix 4, page 36). 54 Cf. Order of the Naval Prosecutor of Magallanes of May 20, 1993 (appendixes to the complaint, appendix 5, page 38). 55 Cf. Amended expert report of July 20, 1993 (Case No. 464 before the Naval Court of Magallanes on the crimes of disobedience and breach of military duties, appendix 4 to the complaint, pages 43 and 44). 56 Cf. Order of the Deputy Naval Prosecutor of Magallanes of March 10, 1993 (Case No. 464 before the Naval Court of Magallanes on the crimes of disobedience and breach of military duties, appendixes to the complaint, volume III, appendix 9(a), page 808). 57 Cf. Order of the Naval Judge of Magallanes and the Commander in Chief of the Third Naval Zone of March 12, 1993; and statement of the Chief of Department of the Office of the Commander in Chief of the Third Naval Zone between February and December 1992, rendered before the Naval Prosecutor of Valparaíso on April 30, 1993 (Case No. 464 before the Naval Court of Magallanes on the crimes of disobedience and breach of military duties, appendixes to the complaint, volume III, appendix 9(a), pages 818 and 1116).