The hearing was attended by the alleged victims and representatives of the Costa Rican State and included testimony from a victim in case 12.361. 3. Petition 678-06 (Luis M. Cruz Comparaz, Raquel Sanvicente et al.) 14. On June 28, 2006, the Commission received the petition and assigned it no. 67806. On July 17, 2006, the IACHR transmitted the relevant sections of the petition to the Costa Rican State, requesting that within a period of two months it present its reply, as provided in Article 30.2 of the Rules of Procedure of the IACHR. The State’s reply was received on May 14, 2007. In its reply the State indicated that it had sent its observations in a communication dated November 16, 2006, when it presented observations on case 12.361. The IACHR notes that case 12.361, which has reached the merits phase, pertains to the same events as does this petition. 15. In addition, the IACHR received information from the petitioners on the following dates: September 6, 2006, October 19, 2006, December 15, 2006, January 19, 2007, February 12, 2007, February 26, 2007, May 3, 2007, January 11, 2008, March 31, 2008, April 1, 2008, August 7, 2008, August 8, 2008, August 21, 2008, August 30, 2008, October 1, 2008, October 28, 2008, November 24, 2008, and January 20, 2009. Those communications were duly transmitted to the State. 16. Moreover, the IACHR received observations from the State on the following dates: November 20, 2006, March 23, 2007, February 27, 2007, May 17, 2007, July 18, 2007, October 16, 2008, October 29, 2008, November 24, 2008, and January 30, 2009. Those communications were duly transmitted to the petitioners. 17. On October 28, 2008, during the 133rd regular period of sessions of the IACHR, a public hearing was held on petitions 1368-04, 16-05, 678-06, and 1196-06 and on case 12.3612. The hearing was attended by the alleged victims and representatives of the Costa Rican State and included testimony from a victim in case 12.361. 4. Petition 1191-06 (Carlos E. López and Albania Elizondo Rodríguez) 18. On October 11, 2006, the Commission received the petition and assigned it no. 1191-06. On February 12, 2007, the IACHR transmitted the relevant sections of the petition to the Costa Rican State, requesting that within a period of two months it present its reply, as provided in Article 30.2 of the Rules of Procedure of the IACHR. The State’s reply was received on April 11, 2007. 19. In addition, the IACHR received information from the petitioners on the following dates: January 19, 2007, February 26, 2007, May 3, 2007, January 11, 2008, March 31, 2008, April 1, 2008, August 7, 2008, August 8, 2008, August 21, 2008, August 30, 2008, October 28, 2008, November 24, 2008, October 28, 2008, and January 20, 2009. Those communications were duly transmitted to the State. 20. Moreover, the IACHR received observations from the State on the following dates: November 20, 2006, March 23, 2007, February 27, 2007, May 17, 2007, October 16, 2008, October 29, 2008, November 24, 2008, and January 30, 2009. Those communications were duly transmitted to the petitioners. 21. On October 28, 2008, during the 133rd regular period of sessions of the IACHR, a public hearing was held on petitions 1368-04, 16-05, 678-06, and 1196-06 and on case 12.3613. The hearing was attended by the alleged victims and representatives of the Costa Rican State and included testimony from a victim in case 12.361. 22. On March 11, 2009, petitions nos. 16-05, 678-06, and 1191-06 were joined to petition 1368-04. 2 3 See paragraph 9 of the petition. See paragraph 9 of the petition. 3