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C)
Facts subsequent to the death and burial of the body of Juan
Humberto Sánchez
13.
on July 22, 1992, a helicopter arrived at the village of Santo Domingo
bringing army officers, who questioned the next of kin of Juan Humberto Sánchez
and, subsequently, intimidated them so that they would not reveal what had
happened. The next day, a major of the Tenth Battalion of Marcala asked the father
of Juan Humberto Sánchez to sign a receipt in which he certified that Juan Humberto
was delivered to him on July 11, 1992 in good physical conditions;49
COFADEH on July 28, 1992 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo.
Tomo I,” Annex 4 of the application, pp. 134-135; Statement by Pablo Vijil Argueta before the InterInstitutional Human Rights Committee of the Republic of Honduras on July 28, 1992 in a file at the
Secretariat of the Court entitled: “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo I,” Annex 20 of the application, pp.
193 to 194; Expert Opinion of José Santos Vijil and Mabel Sánchez Ramos of July 22, 1992 in a file at the
Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the
application, p. 647; Judicial inspection of the site “El Mecatero” of July 22, 1992 in a file at the Secretariat
of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the application, p.
648; Statement by Domingo Hernández Canales before the Justice of the Peace in Colomoncagua on
February 22, 1995 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,”
Annex 1 of the answer to the application, pp. 672 to 673; Statement by Juan José Vijil Hernández before
the Justice of the Peace in Colomoncagua on March 9, 1995 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court
entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the application, pp. 680 to 681;
Statement by Domitila Vijil Sánchez before the Justice of the Peace in Colomoncagua on February 22,
1995 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the
answer to the application, pp. 681 to 682; Statement by José Alberto Ramos Alvarado before the Justice of
the Peace in Colomoncagua on March 10, 1995 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan
Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the application, p. 687; Official Letter Nº 047-DDHN
of the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Honduras of July 9, 1999 in a file at the Secretariat
of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 2 of the answer to the application, p.
729-732; Report in the daily newspaper Tiempo “Un subteniente del Décimo Batallón de Infantería dio la
orden de capturar al joven que apareció muerto en Colomoncagua” on August 1, 1992 in a file at the
Secretariat of the Court entitled; “Anexos correspondientes al escrito de observaciones de los
representantes de la presunta víctima y sus familiares ante la Corte Interamericana de Derechos
Humanos,” Annex 1, p. 1; and Forensic report on description of the finding of the body of Juan Humberto
Sánchez, issued by the Forensic Department of the Judiciary of the State of Honduras, dated April 1, 2003,
in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo IV,” Annex 4 of the final
written pleadings by the State, pp. 1518 to 1519.
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Cf. Statement by Dominga Sánchez rendered before the Inter-American Court on March 3, 2003;
Statement by Domitila Vijil Sánchez rendered before the Inter-American Court on March 3, 2003;
Statement by Juan José Vijil Hernández before COFADEH on August 5, 1992 in a file at the Secretariat of
the Court entitled: “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo I,” Annex 2 of the application, pp. 120 to 131;
Statement by second lieutenant Angel Belisario Hernández González rendered before COFADEH on July
28, 1992 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled: “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo I,” Annex 3 of
the application, pp. 132 to 133; Statement by The Justice of the Peace of Colomoncagua, Carlos Manuel
Delcid Coello, rendered before COFADEH on July 28, 1992 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled:
“Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo I,” Annex 4 of the application, pp. 134 to 135; Statement to the press
by María Dominga Sánchez, press report in the daily newspaper La Tribuna “parientes de muchacho
asesinado denuncian amenazas de militares” on July 31, 1992 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court
entitled: “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo I,” Annex 6 of the application, p. 138; Letter addressed by
COFADEH to the Constitutional Compliance Committee of the National Congress on September 3, 1992 in a
file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled: “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo I,” Annex 19 of the
application, pp. 187 to 192; Statement by Juan José Vijil Hernández before the Justice of the Peace in
Colomoncagua on March 9, 1995 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez.
Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the application, pp. 680 to 681; Attestation by the Mayor’s
Office and the Justice of the Peace of Colomoncagua of July 11, 1992 in a file at the Secretariat of the
Court entitled “Anexos correspondientes al escrito de observaciones de los representantes de la presunta
víctima y sus familiares ante la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos,” Annex 12, p. 43; and Sworn
statement by Celso Sánchez Domínguez on February 28, 2003, in a file at the Secretariat of the Court
entitled “Transcripción de audiencia pública. Excepciones/Fondo/Reparaciones,” final oral pleadings of the
Commission, pp. 51 to 59.
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