-136- i. Dismantle the paramilitary groups, particularly those led by Carlos Castaño, Fidel Castaño and Salvatore Mancuso. In this regard, the State should be ordered to promote the dismissal from the Army or law enforcement bodies of any member regarding whom there are credible and consistent accusations of connections with paramilitary groups; ii. Guarantee that it will keep open the investigations in the ordinary jurisdiction until the bodies of the 37 victims who have not yet been identified are found and also ensure that all the perpetrators are individualized and prosecuted, in proceedings with full guarantees and, if found guilty, sentenced to penalities that are proportionate to the gravity of the violations committed, and iii. Guarantee, by means of mechanisms and procedures that are respectful of human rights, the restitution of the property, both movables and immovables, that was abandoned by the owners, possessors or holders, who were obliged to displace. (c) Process the criminal cases in keeping with the standards established in the American Convention and the Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons and, in particular, undertake to process them in the civil rather than the military jurisdiction. In this regard, they also requested the Court to recommend that the State deposit the instrument ratifying the Inter-American Convention on Forced Disappearance of Persons; (d) Avoid the use of mechanisms such as amnesty, the statute of limitations, and creating excuses to avoid responsibility, as well as measures that seek to prevent criminal prosecution or eliminate the effects of final judgments, and (e) Guarantee to the next of kin that it will undertake a genuine and exhaustive search for the alleged victims so that they can return to their families or their remains can be returned to the latter. 263. Arguments of the State (a) The criminal investigations continue, monitored by the petitioners in their capacity as the claimant, and important measures have been taken to achieve the full identification of the alleged victims and to locate their mortal remains; (b) Those responsible have been fully identified and recognized as such by society, taking into account the publicity given to the judgments convicting them in the proceedings relating to the case; (c) The authorities are making every possible effort to capture the individuals who have been declared responsible for these facts by the judicial authorities, and (d) Every State institution is utterly determined to combat all illegal armed groups. The effectiveness of the law enforcement bodies is reflected by