47 that same date, the legal representative of the accused requested that his preventive detention be at a police or military center, invoking for this the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court of Justice in 1996. On January 17, 2003, the Second Court of First Instance of the Department of Intibucá ordered the legal representative of the accused to certify the military status of the accused at the time of the facts and the danger that he might suffer in terms of his physical safety.80 On January 23 of that year, the legal representative supplied the information requested, and the Second Court of First Instance of Intibucá therefore transferred Mr. Hernández González to the police force facilities;81 35. on January 21, 2003, the legal representative of the accused requested annulment of the commitment order “as there is no reasonable evidence that [his] client was responsible for committing the crime of murder against Juan Humberto Sánchez.”82 On January 23, 2003, the Second Court of First Instance of Intibucá rejected the request for annulment.83 The legal representative of Mr. Hernández appealed said ruling, and it was remitted to the Section Court of Appeals of Comayagua on January 30, 2003;84 Instance of Intibucá addressed to the Second Section Court of First Instance Catacamas in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo IV,” p. 1419; Receipt of Official Letter by the Second Departmental Court of First Instance of Intibucá dated January 17, 2003 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo IV,” p. 1420; and Judicial proceeding for information on rights and preliminary statement by Ángel Belisario Hernández González carried out by the Second Departmental Court of First Instance of Intibucá dated January 17, 2003 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo IV,” pp. 1421 to 1430. 80 Official Letter No. 1891-SCSJ-96, Form Letter No. 10 issued by the Supreme Court of Justice of Honduras on July 2, 1996 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo IV,” pp. 1431 to 1432; Handwritten request for designation of a military or police center to transfer defendant Ángel Belisario Hernández submitted by his legal representative, dated January 17, 2003, in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo IV,” pp. 1433 to 1434; and Trial document of the Second Departmental Court of First Instance of Intibucá in response to the brief filed by the legal representative of Ángel Belisario Hernández dated January 17, 2003, in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo IV,” pp. 1435 to 1436. 81 Request for transfer of prisoner in accordance with the request by the legal representative of Ángel Belisario Hernández González before the Second Departmental Court of First Instance of Intibucá, dated January 23, 2003 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo IV,” pp. 1449 to 1450; Certificate of services rendered by Ángel Belisario Hernández González in the armed forces of Honduras from January 20, 1985 until March 1, 1997, dated January 22, 2003 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo IV,” p. 1451; Communication by the Director of the Penitentiary of La Esperanza, Intibucá, addressed to the Second Departmental Court of First Instance of Intibucá dated January 23, 2003 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo IV,” p. 1452; Trial document of the Second Departmental Court of First Instance of Intibucá for provisional transfer to the preventive national Police facilities of Ángel Belisario Hernández, dated January 23, 2003, in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo IV,” pp. 1454 to 1455; and Official Letter No. 31 sent by the Second Departmental Court of First Instance of Intibucá addressed to the commissioner of the preventive national Police dated January 23, 2003, in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo IV,” p. 1458. 82 Brief requesting annulment of the commitment order, submitted by the legal representative of Ángel Belisario Hernández González before the Second Departmental Court of First Instance of Intibucá, dated January 21, 2003 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo IV,” pp. 1440 to 1444. 83 January 23, 2003 Decision of the Second Court of First Instance of Intibucá to deny the request for annulment, in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Transcripción de audiencia pública. Excepciones/Fondo/Reparaciones,” pp. 42 to 45. 84 Attestation by the Second Departmental Court of First Instance of Intibucá regarding remittal of actions to the Appellate Court of said judicial section dated January 30, 2003, in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo IV,” p. 1466.