4 and another repeated that they would be celebrating the end of the year with them. Aside tried to escape. They shot at him and he fell to the ground, wounded, but they did not go after him. A little later, shooting and screaming were heard. The other six maroons were killed. 15. On Saturday, January 2, 1988, men from Gujaba and Grantatai took the road to Paramaribo in order to demand information from the authorities about the seven victims. When they reached Paramaribo, nobody was able to tell them the whereabouts of the victims. While in Paramaribo, they met with Orna Albitrouw (Coordinator of the Interior at Volksmobilisatie) and with the Military Police of Fort Zeeland, where they tried to see Vaandrig Achong, the Head of S-2. On Monday, January 4, they returned to the Tjongalanga area. When they came to kilometer 30 at 7 p.m., they found Aside, who was seriously wounded and in critical condition, as well as the bodies of the other victims. Aside, who had a bullet embedded in the muscle above his right knee, stated that he was the only survivor of the massacre, the victims of which had already been partially devoured by vultures. Aside’s wound was infested with maggots, and an "X" had been carved into his right shoulder blade. The group returned to Paramaribo. The representative of the International Red Cross obtained a permit to evacuate Mr. Aside after negotiating with the authorities for 24 hours. He was admitted to the Academic Hospital of Paramaribo on January 6, 1988. Despite the care provided, however, he died some days later. On January 8 and 9, the Military Police prevented Aside’s relatives from visiting him in the hospital. It was not until January 6 that the next of kin of the other victims received permission to bury them. 16. The petition is signed by Stanley Rensch. He avers that he spoke twice with Aside about the events reported and that Aside’s version of the events coincides with that provided by more than 15 persons, among them eyewitnesses and participants in the search. 17. On February 1, 1988, the Commission opened case N° 10.150 and processed it through May 15, 1990. On that date, invoking Article 50 of the Convention, it drew up Report N° 03/90 in which it resolved the following: 1. To admit the present case. 2. To declare that the parties have been unable to achieve a friendly settlement. 3. To declare that the Government of Suriname has failed to fulfill its obligations to respect the rights and freedoms contained in the American Convention on Human Rights and to assure their enjoyment as provided for in Articles 1 and 2 of the same instrument. 4. To declare that the Government of Suriname violated the human rights of the subjects of this case as provided for by Articles 1, 2, 4(1), 5(1), 5(2), 7(1), 7(2), 7(3), 25(1), and 25(2) of the American Convention on Human Rights. 5. To recommend to the Government of Suriname that it take the following measures: a. Give effect to Articles 1 and 2 of the Convention by assuring respect for and enjoyment of the rights contained therein; b. Investigate the violations that occurred in this case and try and punish those responsible for their occurrence; c. Take necessary measures to avoid their reoccurrence;