expert. The petitioners mentioned that this hearing was suspended because one piece of ballistics evidence had mysteriously disappeared from the file. The judge ordered that this evidence be produced by February 7, 2007, the date on which the oral and public arguments would continue. According to the petitioners, the aforementioned trial has not yet concluded, and therefore, the alleged perpetrators of the extrajudicial executions remain unpunished. 21. The petitioners indicated that they were victimized throughout the investigation when they attempted to exercise their rights, while their requests remained unheeded. On May 16, 2003 Mr. Luís Aguilera, attorney for the victims, filed a brief with the Ninth Prosecutor’s Office in which he explained his dissatisfaction with the closing of the investigation. He also listed each piece of evidence which he deemed necessary to clarify the facts. The petitioners further indicated that on August 6, 2003 Ms. Juana Emilia Díaz Pérez, wife and mother of the deceased, filed a complaint with the Fifth Oversight Tribunal requesting that the arrest warrants be executed and requesting discovery of several pieces of evidence. According to the petitioners, no reply has been received on any of these requests. 22. The petitioners indicated that after the deaths of Robert Ignacio, David Octavio, and Octavio Ignacio, some members of the Díaz Loreto family continued to be subjected to threats and harassment, as explained in the following paragraphs. 23. According to the petitioners, at 11 pm on April 10, 2003, four police officers posted themselves around the home of the family of Jairo Alexis Díaz Loreto, brother and son of the deceased, who was with his wife, Alexandra Gualdrón de Díaz. When Ms. Alexandra Gualdrón—who has been active in reporting the deaths of her husband’s relatives to the authorities and the media—opened the door, the police asked her for someone named Steven. She responded that she knew no such person, which led the police to then accuse her of “concealing criminals.” 24. The petitioners added that on April 26, 2003, Miguel Angel Diaz Loreto, another brother and son of the deceased was travelling by bicycle accompanied by his nephew when the two were intercepted by a police unit. The officers rudely demanded that he dismount his bicycle and show his identity documents. When Ms. Dinorah Mar��a Díaz Loreto and Ms. Alexandra Gualdrón de Díaz, Miguel Angel’s sister and aunt, respectively, learned what had happened, they went to the place where a police officer had told them that Miguel Angel was being detained. According to their account, this occurred without any arrest warrant. Thus, when the women tried to enter the squad car, they were pulled out by their arms. The petitioners indicated that as the women began to leave, one of the officers threatened to kill Jairo Alexis Díaz Loreto, who had come to help the women. After receiving this threat, Jairo Alexis screamed that the officers were abusive, which caused one of them to exit the vehicle in a rage “with weapon in hand,” screaming improprieties. The petitioners state that the officer then entered Ms. Dinorah María’s residence, put his gun to Jairo Alexis’ head, and threatened to arrest him. After a heated argument, the police officers finally carried Miguel Angel away in the squad car. 25. The petitioners indicated that once at the police station, the relatives were not told the reasons for the arrest; the police simply indicated that they should wait until the following Monday. Also, once Miguel Angel was released, he told them he had been beaten in the head and in the calves while the police interrogated him about the business his sister Dinorah was conducting with the prosecutor’s office regarding the 5