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c)
with regards to the commitments of the Red of Solidaridad Social with
the assistance of the Community, its local representation carried out
procedures with the City Hall of Apartadó to promote the project and contract
the repairs of the access road to the municipality of San José, which was
funded by the city council. At present, the road is in passable conditions after
carrying out the repairs, and the works go on. Additionally, some steps were
taken to repair the telephone of the urban central region of the municipality of
the Community, which is in operation at present;
d)
with regards to the homicide of José Antonio Graciano Usaga and Jairo
Valencia Vanegas for the facts that occurred on April 13, 1997, an
investigation was opened for the individualization and identification of the
liable parties and the Prosecutor’s Office of Apartadó has tried to find witness
by all possible means. At present, the investigation is in the phase of
“Previews”;
e)
on the alleged disappearance of Ovidio Torres Ateiza, it was ordered to
refer the investigation to the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office of Apartadó in
November 1998. It was proceeded likewise with respect to the homicides of
Elías Zapata, Heliodoro Zapata, Alberto Valle and Félix Antonio Valle
(investigation No. 4994); the homicides of Gilberto and Miguel Ramírez
Giraldo (investigation No. 4909); the alleged kidnapping of Miguel and Bertha
Guisao (investigation No. 4985). The latter investigation is in the phase of
collection of evidence;
f)
with regards the facts occurred on April 4, 1999 for the crimes of
homicide and personal injuries, there have been several judicial actions to
investigate them. At present, the investigation is in the phase of “Previews”;
g)
with regards to the homicide of Pedro José Zapata Velásquez, Eliodino
Rivera Zapata, Jaime Antonio Guzmán Urrego, Rigoberto Guzmán Urrego,
Diofanor de Jesús Sánchez Borja and Humberto Antonio Sepúlveda, resulting
from the facts of July 8, 2000, some judicial actions and investigations have
been carried out (No. 377.912), and at present, it is in the phase of collection
of evidence; and
h)
Colombian authorities have made enormous efforts to improve the
security of the Community, as well as the promotion of the corresponding
investigations. The State shall continue to develop the investigation and the
protective measures.
8.
The following people appeared in the public hearing on this request of
provisional measures held at the seat of the Inter-American Court on November 16,
2000:
by the State of Colombia:
Fernando Alzate Donoso, agent, General Director of Special Affairs of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
Carlos Julio Vargas, member of he Human Rights Unit, Vice-presidency of the
Republic:
Claudia Patricia Cáceres, advisor; and
Mónica Jiménez, advisor.