24 d. According to the autopsy report of February 18, 1988, Mr. GonzálezLópez’s corpse bore: LESIONS: a two-centimeter-wide indentation from hanging was found […]. CONCLUSIONS: a- an indentation from hanging. b- signs of asphyxiation. cpancreatitis. CAUSE OF DEATH: asphyxiation by hanging. (cfr. Official communication No. A-568.B-71/95 of the Forensic Department of the Judiciary of the Republic of Guatemala, dated December 22, 1995, and signed by Dr. Alonso René Portillo, Medical Examiner; death certificate of Manuel de Jesús González-López Ref. C-165-87/Of.7th. of May 14, 1990). e. At the public hearing before the Court, expert Robert C. Bux commented on the contents of the autopsy report on Mr. González-López (infra. 67 (l) (6)). 6. Concerning Mr. Oscar Vásquez: a. Mr. Vásquez made a statement through affidavit signed on March 15, 1988, at the Office of the Warden of the Pavón Rehabilitation Correctional Farm. He said that he had been detained at approximately 7.30 p.m. on February 13, 1988, at his home in Zone 6 of Guatemala City; that he had been put into a white "van" with tinted windows; that he had been taken to the Treasury Police station, where he was beaten. He recognized the photograph of a white "van" shown him and those of agents Manuel de Jesús de la CruzHernández, Aníbal René Morales-Marroquín and Juan José Elías-Palma. The last two were wearing Treasury Police uniform and took part in his arrest. (cfr. Affidavit signed by Oscar Vásquez on March 15, 1988, at the Office of the Warden of the Pavón Rehabilitation Correctional Farm). b. Mr. Oscar Humberto Vásquez, the victim’s son, testified before the Court (infra, para. 67 (f)). c. Ms. Raquel de Jesús Solórzano, the victim’s wife, testified before the Inter-American Court (infra, para. 67 (e)). Ms. Solórzano also testified through a affidavit signed on March 16, 1988, that on February 13 of that year her husband had been arrested by a member of the Treasury Police and another individual wearing gray trousers, both of whom were armed. She learned from neighbors that the vehicle used to transport them was a white van and that her husband’s captors were accompanied by about eight other men. (cfr. Notarial act signed by Raquel de Jesús Solórzano on March 16, 1988). d. Mr. José Antonio Montenegro, in a statement delivered on March 15, 1988, at the Office of the Warden of the Pavón Rehabilitation Correctional Farm said that when he was forced into the white "van", Mr. Oscar Vásquez was already inside (infra, 7 (a)). (cfr. Affidavit signed by José Antonio Montenegro on March 15, 1988, at the Office of the Warden of the Pavón Rehabilitation Correctional Farm). e. Notarial act signed by Delia Amparo Hernández-Mejía on March 16, 1988, in which she declared that she had seen a white "van" with tinted windows and no registration plates, in which three uniformed Treasury Police agents were taking Mr. Oscar Vásquez away. She recognized the "van" shown to her in photographs, as well as Manuel de Jesús de la Cruz-Hernández, Aníbal

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