insisting.” Apart from the witness account provided by Máximo Antezana Espeza, who was
held with the victim, today no one knows if he is dead or alive […]. 96
111.
On the basis of a communication dated May 31, 1985, Ofelia Antezana Torre requested the
Attorney-General of the Nation information about case file 1189-84 regarding the complaints filed for the
detention and subsequent disappearance of Santiago Antezana Cueto, Emiliano Antezana Espeza, Juan Ignacio
Velásquez Araujo, and Demetrio Chávez Aguilar. They had reported that the case file had been forwarded to
the Superior Senior Prosecutor of Huancavelica on November 6, 1984. 97
112.
On May 27, 1992, Ms. Rosa Carcausto Paco went to the Special Prosecution Service of the
Human Rights Ombudsperson’s Office of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, in order to inquire about the
complaint filed regarding the disappearance of her husband. She added to her complaint by pointing out that
“when she went to inquire about the missing person one month after his detention, at the military garrison,
they denied he had been detained at that place, but that at first he had been detained but that they should no
longer insist because he had been transferred to Ayacucho. She added that, since that date, she has no
information about the whereabouts of her husband, so that she appeared at this Prosecution Service to be
informed about the results of the investigations that had been conducted.” 98 On August 14, 1992, there was
information that the Provincial Prosecutor of Acobamba had reported to the Special Crime Prevention
Prosecutor, Human Rights Ombudsperson, that “there is no report regarding this… because there are no files
going back to that time as they had been burned during the insurgency attack that took place in 1989.” In the
official letter of August 17, 1992, said Prosecutor ordered the Provincial Prosecutor of Acobamba to start a
new investigation into the alleged disappearance of Santiago Antezana Cueto because “it is assumed that the
original complaint was in that Head Office.”99
113.
On June 25, 2001, Ms. Rosa Carcausto Paco submitted a communication to the Office of the
Attorney General of the Nation, whereby she ratified her complaint regarding the detention and
disappearance of Santiago Antezana Cueto. 100 Likewise, on November 25, 2004, Ms. Carcausto Paco, with the
representative of the Human Rights Commission (Comisión de Derechos Humanos—COMISEDH), filed
criminal proceedings with the Provincial Joint Prosecution Service of Acobamba against the Peruvian Army
Captain nicknamed the “Scorpion” who belonged to the Military Garrison of Acobamba, and others
responsible for the disappearance of Santiago Antezana Cueto. 101 In her complaint, she pointed out that:
When Cristina Araujo Raymundo was looking for her son in the garrison of Acobamba, she noticed that
inside there were Santiago Antezana and his uncles Máximo and Emiliano Antezana, digging the ground.
114.
On the basis of a communication dated July 31, 2009, the Supraprovincial Criminal
Provincial Prosecutor of Huancavelica formally filed criminal proceedings against Captain José Antonio
Esquivel Mora, as the perpetrator of the crime against humanity, under the category of forced disappearance,
by a government official to the detriment of Santiago Antezana Cueto. 102 On April 28, 2010, the
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Annex 37. Complaint filed with the Office of the Attorney General of the Nation on March 19, 1985. Annex to initial petition.
Annex 38. Document of May 31, 1985 addressed to the Attorney General of the Nation. Annex to the communication from
the petitioners of January 19, 2005.
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98 Annex 39. Additions to the complaint filed on May 27, 1992 by Ms. Rosa Carcausto Paco with the Special Prosecution Service
of the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsperson of the Public Prosecutor’s Office. Annex to initial petition
99 Annex 40. Official letters from the Provincial Prosecution Service of Acobamba of August 14, 1992 and from the Special
Prosecution Service for Crime Prevention, Office of the Human Rights Ombudsperson of August 17, 1992. Annex to the communication
from the petitioners of April 28, 2000.
100 Annex 41. Ratification of the complaint filed by Ms. Rosa Carcausto Paco with the Office of the Attorney General of the
Nation on June 25, 2001. Annex to the communication from the petitioners of January 19, 2005.
101 Annex 42. Complaint filed with the Provincial Joint Prosecution Service of Acobamba by Ms. Carcausto Paco on November
25, 2004. Annex to the communication from the petitioners of January 19, 2005.
102 Annex 43. Document of March 22, 2010 submitted by the Supraprovincial Provincial Criminal Prosecution Service of
Huancavelica with the Criminal Court of Huancavelica. Annex to the communication from the petitioners of July 4, 2011.