32 118. According to the latest communications received by the Court, the proceeding continued as a preliminary investigation. F.2. Investigation on Manuel Guillermo Omeara Miraval 119. In relation to the facts of which Mr. Manuel Guillermo Omeara Miraval was a victim, the investigations involved two different instances, namely: (a) ordinary criminal justice, and (b) military criminal jurisdiction, and (c) a disciplinary investigation. F.2.1. Ordinary criminal justice 120. On August 28, 1994, Mrs. Fabiola Álvarez Solano, wife of Manuel Guillermo Omeara Miraval, filed a complaint with UNASE for the kidnapping or disappearance of her husband around two in the afternoon of August 27, 1994, when he was at the San Miguel farm, La Huila district, municipality of San Martín (supra para. 87). 121. On September 6, 1994, the Regional Prosecutor of Barranquilla, at the request of the Director of the DAS, opened a preliminary investigation and agreed to take the first evidence. The same day, the statement of Mr. Héctor Álvarez Sánchez was received, in which he pointed to RP as possibly responsible for the crime of his son-in-law.100 On September 7, 1994, the sworn statements of Fabiola Álvarez Solano, AC and RT were received.101 122. On September 8, 1994, the Barranquilla Regional Prosecutor carried out raids on the San Bernardo and La Unión farms, located in the municipality of San Martín, to search for the victim, but without obtaining any results.102 123. On September 20, 1994, the Barranquilla Regional Prosecutor's Office ordered the transfer of proceedings to the Sectional Prosecutor's Unit in Aguachica, for reasons of jurisdiction.103 124. On September 22, 1994, the DAS reported that it had received an anonymous call informing that the body of Manuel Guillermo Omeara Miraval was at the La Granja farm. 104 That same day, the Prosecutor's Office ordered an inspection of the location, where the body of Mr. Omeara Miraval was found.105 125. On September 23, 1994, the body of Manuel Guillermo Omeara Miraval was exhumed, and a statement was received from a person who was present at the “La Granja” farm, which mentions that “an external examination was carried out on the body and it was possible to see the high degree of decomposition and the lack of papillary ridges of the fingers of the hands”. The autopsy was performed the same day and the body of Mr. Omeara Miraval was In his statement, he indicated that those responsible for the disappearance of his son-in-law were members of the RP and JP paramilitary group, and provided data to identify and locate the vehicle in which the victim was detained and transported. Cf. Testimonial statement of Héctor Álvarez Sánchez, supra. 101 Cf. Testimonial statement of Fabiola Álvarez Solano of September 7, 1994, supra; Statement of AC of September 7, 1994 (evidence file, annex 6 to the answering brief, fs. 6352 to 6354), and Statement of RT of September 7, 1994 (evidence file, annex 6 to the answering brief, fs. 6355). 102 Record of search of the Barranquilla Regional Prosecutor of September 8, 1994 (evidence file, annex 6 to the answering brief, fs. 6357 to 6358). 103 Cf. Note from the Barranquilla Regional Prosecutor of September 20, 1994 (evidence file, annex 6 to the answering brief, f. 6362). 104 Cf. Report No. 065 issued by the Administrative Department of Security-Santander Section, Operational Post of Aguachica, of September 22, 1994 (evidence file, annex 65 to the Merits Report, f.436). 105 Inspection letter of the location within the jurisdiction of San Martín from the Prosecutor's Office dated September 22, 1994 (evidence file, annex 6 to the answering brief, f. 6366). 100

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