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testimony of at least 58 individuals was received 107 and 10 individuals did not come forward to
testify. 108
89.
Also, following requests by the prosecutors assigned to the case, the following
information, inter alia, was received:
a) On May 9, 2012, the PNP advised that no attestation existed concerning the death of
Rafael Salgado Castilla. In this regard, the communications that were exchanged reveal
that the files only contained information as of 1994, because the previous documentation
had been incinerated, and the last incineration was on February 27, 2001; 109
b) On May 31, 110 August 8 111 and 15 112 and October 3, 2012, 113 and March 15 114 and
August 2, 2013, 115 different internal unit of the PNP National Hospital advised that they
had no record of treating Gladys Espinoza on April 17, 18 and 19, 1993, or that a
medical file had been opened for her. Also, on December 5, 2012, 116 and August 29,
2013, 117 several units of the PNP National Hospital advised that they had no medical
records for Gladys Espinoza and explained that they only kept medical records in the
passive files for 15 years, following their transfer from the active to the passive files.
Information was also provided that documents archived in a temporary file, such as that
of the National Hospital emergencies, were only kept for 10 years at the most;
c) On August 3, 2012, the First Special Criminal Chamber provided Case file No. 269442007, under which criminal proceedings were underway against three PNP agents for the
crimes of homicide and abuse of authority perpetrated against Rafael Salgado; 118
107
Cf. Preliminary statements received in the criminal investigation (evidence file, folios 8641 to 8643; 8645 to
8649; 8705 to 8712; 11602 to 11605; 8736 to 8744; 11606 to 11609; 8745 to 8753; 8823 to 8832; 8840 to 8849;
8850 to 8855; 8859 to 8868; 8892 to 8904; 9019 to 9024; 9031 to 9037; 10772 to 10779; 10797 to 10808; 10849
to 10855; 10858 to 10863; 10865 to 10871; 10873 to 10882; 10899 to 10909; 11510 to 11514; 10913 to 10917;
10920 to 10923; 10928 to 10933; 11007 to 11016; 11515 to 11518; 11077 to 11083; 11087 to 11094; 11305 to
11311; 11312 to 11317; 11478 to 11480; 11398; 11482 to 11484; 11488 to 11491; 11492 to 11496; 11498 to
11505; 11561 to 11564; 11569 to 11580; 11592 to 11599; 11582 to 11586; 11587 to 11590; 11612 to 11614;
11630 to 11633; 11727 to 11731; 11745 to 11752; 11767 to 11770; 11777 to 11780; 11811 to 11814; 11971 to
11979; 11980 to 11989; 11991 to 11999; 12010 to 12018; 12048 to 12051; 12216 to 12224; 12225 to 12228;
12230 to 12232, and 12279 to 12284).
108
Cf. Records of those who did not come forward to testify (evidence file, folios 8653, 8697, 8762, 8936, 8960,
12031, 8973, 10840, 11003 and 12079).
109
Cf. Note No. 651-2012-DIRINCRI-PNP/DIVINHOM-SEC of the Peruvian National Police to the Third Supraprovincial Criminal Prosecutor of May 9, 2012 (evidence file, folios 8126 and 8127).
110
Cf. Report No.33-2013-DIRSAN.PNP/DIREOSSHN.PNP.“LNS”.OFIARM.U.ARCH of the National Hospital to the
Third Criminal Prosecutor of May 31, 2013 (evidence file, folios 11018 to 11019).
111
Cf. Note No. 660-2012-DIRSAL.PNP.DIREJOSS.HN.LNS.PNP.DIVARCRI.DEPEME.SEC of the Emergency
Department of the National Hospital LNS.PNP to the Supra-provincial Third Criminal Prosecutor of August 8, 2012
(evidence file, folio 8597).
112
Cf. Note No. 474-2012-DIRSAL.PNP/DIREJOSS-HN.LNS.S of the National Hospital LNS.PNP to the Third
Supra-provincial Criminal Prosecutor of August 15, 2012 (evidence file, folio 8595).
113
Cf. Note No. 600-2012-DIRSAL.PNP/DIREJOSS-HN.LNS.Sec of the National Hospital LNS.PNP to the Third
Supra-provincial Criminal Prosecutor of October 3, 2012 (evidence file, folio 8603).
114
Cf. Note No.139-2013-DIRSAN.PNP/DIREJOSS-HN.PNP.LNS of the National Hospital LNS. PNP to the Third
Supra-provincial Criminal Prosecutor of March 15, 2013 (evidence file, folios 8923 and 8924).
115
Cf. Note No. 355-2013-DIRSAN–PNP/DIREOSS–HN-PNP”LNS”-OFIARM-AIM of the National Hospital LNS.PNP
to the Third Supra-provincial Criminal Prosecutor of August 2, 2013 (evidence file, folio 11105).
116
Cf. Note No. 758-2012/DIRSAL.PNP.DIREJOSS/HN.“LNS”.SEC of the National Hospital LNS.PNP to the Third
Supra-provincial Criminal Prosecutor of December 5, 2012 (evidence file, folios 8798 and 8800).
117
Cf. Note No. 490-2013-DIRSAN.PNP/DIREJOSS- HN LNS Sec of the National Hospital LNS.PNP to the Third
Supra-provincial Criminal Prosecutor of August 29, 2013 (evidence file, folio 11199).
118
Cf. Note No. 26944-2007-1°SPPRC-JVC of the First Special Criminal Chamber for proceedings involving
incarcerated prisoners to the Third Supra-provincial Criminal Prosecutor of August 3, 2012 (evidence file, folio 8242).
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