extracted from the rubble an engine part that had a serial number engraved on it, compatible with those installed on Renault Trafic brand utility vehicles10. 58. According to the automotive property registry, the seized engine in the AMIA rubble had been placed in a Renault Trafic van owned by a company called Messin S.R.L. Officials of the then State Intelligence Secretariat (SIDE) met with representatives of that company, who reported that on March 7, 1994 the Trafic van in question had been in a fire and that, towards the end of March, the insurance company “Solvencia" had paid the corresponding compensation and had taken over possession of the vehicle11. 59. Subsequent investigations showed that the insurer “Solvencia” did not process the change of ownership of the vehicle from the motor vehicle registry as was its legal obligation, but instead transferred it, in the state it was in, to a car dealership called “Automotores Alejandro”. On July 4, 1994, that is: two weeks before the AMIA attack, a man named Carlos Telleldín acquired the Trafic van from “Automotores Alejandro”. The investigating judge ordered the arrest of Telleldín, who was arrested on July 27 by agents of the SIDE and the Argentine Federal Police at the Jorge Newbery Airport in the city of Buenos Aires 12. 60. For almost two years, Carlos Telleldín was the only person detained and formally accused of having some degree of participation in the attack. On his person hung, specifically, the accusation of having handed over the Trafic van to those responsible for planning or perpetrating the attack on the AMIA, knowing its final destination. Telleldín was summoned four times to give an statement during 1994 and 1995. In none of these statements did he provide information that would allow further investigation13. 61. On July 5, 1996, Carlos Telleldín made a new statement before Judge Galeano. On that occasion, Telleldín "said that he was a victim of extortion by Buenos Aires Police personnel, which culminated in the sale of the Trafic van to a person who was accompanying them14. Four policemen, who were appointed at the time of the events to the investigation brigades of the towns of Lanús and Vicente López, were arrested and accused of being part of the local connection to the attack15. 62. In February 2000, Judge Galeano ordered the investigatory phase closed and issued an order to raise an oral trial against Telleldín and the police officers who had received the Trafic van. Other people were also prosecuted for related crimes. The investigating judge kept in his office the portion of the investigation that aimed to determine the material author(s) of the attack and the local or international intellectual author(s) 16. 63. The Federal Oral Criminal Court No. 3 of the Federal Capital (TOF 3) was randomly assigned to serve as a trial court in the debate stage. The oral hearings began on September 24, 2001. As stated in the introduction, a representation of the IACHR, headed by Commissioner Claudio Grossman, monitored the trial as an observer and issued a report upon completion. 64. The TOF 3 in its judgment dated October 29, 2004 declared the nullity of the investigation led by Judge Galeano and acquitted all the accused. In a press release issued the same day, the Court reported that the evidence produced in the debate allowed it to reach the conclusion that “the interrogation of July 5, 1996 of Carlos Alberto Telleldín, in which he involved his accomplices in the attack, and for which testimony he received Annex 2. Judgment of the TOF 3. Chapter V.B “Nullities”. P. 2650 to 2682. Annex 1 to the petitioner's communication dated Nov ember 11, 2019 11 Annex 2. Judgment of the TOF 3. Chapter VI.A “the Trafic of ‘Messin’. P. 2706-2734. Annex 1 to the petitioner's communication dated November 11, 2019. 12 For an account of the circumstances surrounding the detention of Carlos Telleldin, see infra paras 163 to 168 and Annex 2. Judgment of the TOF 3. Chapter IX. P. 3681-3700. Annex 1 to the petitioner's communication dated November 11, 2019. 13 The summary of the statements made by Telleldin in his investigative statements dated July 20, 1994, August 6 and 7, 1994, December 28, 1994, and April 4, 1995 can be consulted in: Annex 2. Judgment of the TOF 3. Chapter IV, pp. 1453-1522. Annex 1 to the petitioner's communication dated November 11, 2019. 14 Annex 2. Judgment of the TOF 3. Chapter IV, pp. 1522-1557. Annex 1 to the petitioner's communication dated November 11, 2019. 15 Annex 2. Judgment of the TOF 3. Chapter IV, page 1899. Annex 1 to the petitioner's communication dated November 11, 2019. 16 Annex 1. Grossman Report. P. 5 to 7. Annex 5 to the petitioner's communication dated November 11, 2019. 10 12