7 discarded important pieces of evidence and did not take the appropriate steps to secure the scene of the crime. The petitioners are also claiming an unwarranted delay in the investigations, which have gone on for more than what can be considered a reasonable period of time. They argue that the State cannot claim the complexity of the matter under investigation, as the State has not managed to demonstrate that investigations are actually open or underway. They also assert that the procedural activity of the interested parties cannot be claimed, since on September 27, 2005, the Supreme Court denied the petition of amparo that the Public Prosecutor’s Office filed on the victims’ behalf. 25. With respect to the violations of articles 5, 8 and 25 of the Convention, to the detriment of the victims’ next of kin, the petitioners submitted the following names of the 83 next of kin of 18 of the 107 inmates who died in the fire: 5 1. José Dionicio Cerrato: María Oneyda Estrada (mother) age 46; Wilmer Noe Cerrato (brother) age 13; Ana María Cerrato (sister) age 25; Marco Tulio Euceda (brother-inlaw), age 33; and Alex Enrique Cruz (nephew), age 7. 2. Henry Adalberto Regalado Suazo: Marta Elena Suazo (mother), age 44; Karla Patricia Canales (sister), age 11; Diana Carolina Canales (sister), age 17; Gustavo Adolfo Canales (brother), age 15; David Isaac Canales (brother), age 3; Gustavo Adolfo Canales (stepfather), age 53; and María Cristina Rivera (grandmother), age 79. 3. Víctor Manuel Vigil: Rosaura Navas (grandmother) age 52; Federico Vigil (grandfather), age 68; Rosalinda Vigil (sister), age 24; Heidi Liliana Medina (sister), age 20; Miguel Ángel Medina (brother), age 14; and Gustavo Alejandro Vigil (brother), age 11. 4 Edgardo Alejandro Antúnez: Olga Marina Santos (mother-in-law), age 71; Olga Estefania Hernández Vargas (daughter), age 11; Ashlin Samantha Hernández Vargas (daughter), age 9; and Angie Vargas (stepdaughter), age 14. 5. Mayron Joaquín López Ardon: Marlen Ardon Santos (mother), age 49; Pedro Alexis Girón (stepfather), age 51; Fany Yesenia Menjivar (sister), age 13; and Cinthia Carolina Girón Ardon (sister), age 17. 6. Ángel Noe Sánchez Rivera: Eusebia Rivera (mother), age 50; José Ángel Sánchez (father), age 64; Kevin Antonio Rivera (brother), age 13; and Kensi Vanessa Rivera (sister), age 12. 7. Isidro Mejía Mejía: Tomasa Mejía (mother), age 64; Froylan Santos Mejía (brother), age 13; and Basilio Mejía (brother), age unknown. 8. Nahun Antonio Méndez Hernández: María Elena Hernández (mother), age 49; Antonio Méndez (father), age 50; Esdras Joel Méndez (brother), age 9; Juan Gabriel Méndez (brother), age 29; Darlin Melisa Méndez (sister), age 20; and Josue David Méndez (brother), age 16. Héctor Danilo Bautista: Iris Banesa Molina Hernández (common law wife and principal guarantor of power of attorney), age 22; Katherine Julissa Bautista Molina (daughter), age 6; Angie Vanessa Bautista Molina (daughter), age 8; Ernestina Hernández (mother-in-law), age 52; and Isabel Molina (sister-in-law), age 26. 9. 5 The petitioners’ observations on the merits, dated April 10, 2009. Annex 9. List of next of kin of the deceased.