13 37. Germán Escué was stripped to the waist, barefooted and in pants, when he was detained and taken by the militaries to the mountains.26 38. Alter having walked for around twenty minutes,27 Sergeant Camacho Riaño got behind together with Germán Escué Zapata,28 to whom he hit in the stomach with the butt of the breech of the gun he was carrying, making him bent.29 Mr. Escué Zapata begged Sergeant Camacho Riaño not to kill him,30 but the Sergeant took some steps back and shot at him several times, provoking his death.31 Afterwards, his body was found by his relatives on the way to Loma Redonda, from Vitoyó.32 answer to the complaint, Prosecutor's file, Fólder 3, pages 2410 and 2411); statement rendered by Francisco Javier Bedoya Aguirre, on March 18, 2006 (Record of the Appendixes of the answer to the complaint, Prosecutor’s file, Folder 3, page 2403), and affidavit of Bertha Escué Coicue, of January 16, 2007 (records of the case, Volume III, page 606). 26 Cf. Statement rendered by Etelvina Zapata Escué on September 22, 1994 (Record of the Appendixes of the complaint, Exhibit 17, page 110) and statement rendered by Omaira Escué Coicue, on December 4, 2002 (Record of the Appendixes of the answer to the complaint, Prosecutor's file, Folder 1, page 1915). 27 Cf. Statement rendered by Mr. Francisco Javier Bedoya Aguirre, March 18, 2006 (Record of the Appendixes of the answer to the complaint, Prosecutor’s file, Folder 3, page 2402). 28 Cf. statement rendered by Hidelbran Castro Quintero, on March 17, 2006 (Record of the Appendixes of the answer to the complaint, Prosecutor’s File, Folder 3, Page 2389); statement rendered by Ruben Darío Aricapa García, on March 18, 2006 (Record of the Appendixes of the answer to the complaint, Prosecutor’s file, Folder 3, page 2406; action for inquiry of Evert Ospina Martinez of April 1, 2006 (Record of the Appendixes of the answer to the complaint, Prosecutor’s file, Folder 4, page 2544), and elaboration upon the statement of Oscar Iván Arias Herrera of June 7, 2006 (Record of the Appendixes of the answer to the complaint, Prosecutor's file, Folder 4, page 2731). 29 Cf. Statement rendered by Oscar Iván Arias Herrera on March 18, 2006 (Record of the Appendixes of the answer to the complaint, Prosecutor’s file, Folder 3, page 2411) and elaboration upon the statement of Oscar Iván Arias Herrera of June 7, 2006 (Record of the Appendixes of the answer to the complaint, Prosecutor's file, Folder 4, page 2731). 30 Cf. elaboration upon the inquiry of Evert Ospina Martinez, of June 7 2006 (Record of the Appendixes of the answer to the complaint, Prosecutor’s file, Folder 4, page 2737). 31 Cf. Statement rendered by Hidelbran Castro Quintero, on March 17, 2006 (Record of the Appendixes of the answer to the complaint, Prosecutor’s file, Folder 3, page 2390); Statement rendered by Oscar Iván Arias Herrera, on March 18, 2006 (Record of the Appendixes of the answer to the complaint, Prosecutor’s file, Folder 3, page 2411); elaboration upon the statement rendered by Osvar Iván Arias Herrera, on June 7, 2006 (Record of the Appendixes of the answer to the complaint, Prosecutor's file, Folder 4, page 2731); action for inquiry of Evert Ospina Martinez, of April 1, 2006 (Record of the Appendixes of the answer to the complaint, Prosecutor's file, Folder 4, page 2544) and elaboration upon the inquiry of Evert Ospina Martinez of June 7, 2006 (Record of the Appendixes of the answer to the complaint, Prosecutor’s file, Folder 4, pages 2737). 32 Cf. Statement rendered by Bertha Escue Coicue on July 1, 1999 (Record of the Appendixes of the answer to the complaint, Prosecutor's file, Folder 1, page 1802); sketch made by Amalfi Ordóñez Realpe, legal technician, in the preliminary inquiries for the mortal remains on November 27, 2002 (Record of the Appendixes of the answer to the complaint, Prosecutor's file, Folder 1, page 1876); statement rendered by Etelvina Zapata Escué in the public hearing before the Inter-American Commission held in October 17, 2002 (Record of the Appendixes of the complaint, Volume I, Exhibit 3, page 37); statement rendered by Mario Pasu on May 27, 1999 (Record of the Appendixes to the answer of the complaint, Prosecutor's file, Folder 1, page 1782), statement rendered by Mr. Aldemar Escué Zapata on July 1, 1999 (Record of the Appendixes of the answer to the complaint, Prosecutor's file, Folder 1, page 1805), statement rendered by Aldemar Escué Zapata on November 30, 2002 (Record of the Appendixes of the answer to the complaint, Prosecutor’s file, Folder 1, page 1912); affidavit rendered by Mario Pasu, on January 16, 2007 (records of the case, Volume III, page 645); affidavit rendered by Bertha Escué Coicue on January 16, 2007 (records of the merits, Volume III, page 606) and affidavit rendered by Avénder Escué Zapata on January 16, 2007 (records of the merits, Volume III, page 652).

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