claiming to “not have committed it on his own free will”, because the directly responsible persons were “lieutenants Portilla, Castro and Rodriguez Aparicio Erin”. He explained he received an order from Lieutenant Portilla to get up in the evening and joining them in a place where Lieutenant Rodríguez had Mr. Uva Velandia hands tied, and when he denied killing him, Lieutenant Portilla “pulled a knife and started stabbing him”, indicating that being under threat he had not informed about these facts before. 195 122. During the internal investigation the declarations of various soldiers who saw Soldier Rodríguez Burgos the night of the events were obtained. In this regard, soldier Nidier Roney Romero León indicated that Soldier Rodríguez Burgos “arrived at twelve and he was drunk” and called the lieutenant, and ask him “to join him with a patrol” because “there was a man who was giving him trouble”. The Lieutenant would have instructed “no, that he should stay there in a hammock”. 196 Likewise, Soldier Henry Reyes who was working as a sentry in the counter-guerrilla unit of “Ariporo” indicated that he saw Mr. Rodríguez Burgos at around “ten thirty at night” “drinking with some civilians the town”. He stated that “he did not come but with more persons, I did not see more” and “he left with the three”. 197 He clarified he did not see that one of the civilians “was tied with shoelaces or anything”. 198 123. Soldier Edgar Enrique Monso, who was also a sentry at “Ariporo”, indicated that he saw that Soldier Burgos “was drinking with that boy” because he had “passed by” and had “seen them at around five thirty in the afternoon”. He stated that Soldier Burgos arrived at around “nine in the evening” and told them “that a man was going to kill him, when later he arrived, he came with the boy, they came/were arguing” and told them “the man was giving him trouble”. He stated that “the man was shirtless” 199. 124. The soldier Enrique Monzo also stated that soldier Rodríguez Burgos told them that “that man … he was an accomplice of the guerrillas who drove a truck and wanted to give him trouble because he was a military”. He added that soldier Rodríguez Burgos told them that “he was going to settle with that man” and “that he knew how”, supposing that “it was going down because both were drunk”.200 Soldier Enrique Monzo stated that in response he told Mr. Burgos “you shall see what you are going to do” and “he exited and left with the man”. He stated that he then proceeded to notify the Sergeant of the previous events “when he heard some screams over there and it became silent and Burgos did not appear.” He indicated that “I did not see the civilians arrive” but yes “I saw him with the civilian”, that it “seems he was taking him tied, because the man had his hands behind him”. He stated he knew that Mr. Rodríguez Burgos “carried a long blade with him always”. With respect to the version that Mr. Uva Velandia had attacked Mr. Rodríguez Burgos, he replied 195 In this regard, he stated that after fulfilling the entrusted mission “[…] he entered where the counter-guerrilla unit was quartered in Hato Corozal, with the objective of lying down, and when he was asleep, Lieutenant Portilla ordered him to get up because he needed him, it was 21:30 hours approximately, left next to him […]” and “arrived in the scene of the acts, there was Lieutenant Rodríguez and the today deceased; he had him tied by the hands with a nylon” and the “lieutenant Portilla ordered he had to kill him”. Stated that the man started yelling and lieutenant ordered “to hold him”, “he pulled out a knife and started to “chuzarlo” stab him”. Then “the deceased fell to the ground and stopped yelling”. Stated that after “the lieutenant Portilla told him to release that dog; then they left to get another [person] who was in the holding cells and as he recognized him as a friend, because they had worked together at the finca of Henry Uva […] the lieutenants started kicking him, messed him up and took him back to the holding cells”. Stated that this boys name is “Jhon Uva” and that after these events lieutenant Portilla gave the order to return to the base of Paz de Ariporo. Added that “these lieutenants had already done the same with Soldier Rodríguez Jurijuri, who when he saw himself in trouble committed suicide”. He stated that “he had not revealed these facts because of fear, since they had threatened to kill him”. Annex. 63. District Superior Court, Criminal Chamber, Judgment of December 19, 1994. See section of antecedentes procesales. Annexed to the initial petition. 196 Annex. 64. Report of the Sworn Testimony (affidavit) of soldier Nidier Roney Romero Leon before Court 120 of Military Criminal Instruction, November 23, 1992 Annex 1. 197 Annex. 56. Report of the Sworn Testimony (testimony) of soldier Reyes Henry before Court 120 of Military Criminal Instruction, December 19, 1992 Annex 1. 198 Annex. 65. Report of the Sworn Testimony (testimony) of soldier Reyes Henry before Court 120 of Military Criminal Instruction, December 19, 1992 Annex 1. 199 Annex. 66. Report of the Sworn Testimony (testimony) of soldier Monzo Edgar Enrique before Court 120 of Military Criminal Instruction, December 19, 1992 Annex 1. 200 Annex. 66. Report of the Sworn Testimony (testimony) of soldier Monzo Edgar Enrique before Court 120 of Military Criminal Instruction, December 19, 1992 Annex 1.