9 that they could present their closing arguments on the merits of the case immediate after that testimony was taken. 46. On November 16, 1998, the State forwarded to the Court the alleged victims’ immigration records, issued by the Interior Ministry’s Office of Immigration and Naturalization. 47. On November 17, 1998, the Commission petitioned the Court to order the State to send a copy of Repentance Declaration B1A 000087 and the Opinion of the Chief Prosecutor. Although specifically requested, both documents “were missing from the recently transmitted court records.” On November 20, 1998, the State indicated that the Opinion of the Chief Prosecutor was one the pertinent parts of the court record that had already been sent (supra 41) and that the Repentance Declaration was not part of the court record. A copy of that statement was attached to its reply. 48. The public hearing was held at the seat of the Court on November 25, 1998. There appeared before the Court: for the Republic of Peru: Mario Cavagnaro Basile, Agent; Walter Palomino Cabezas, Advisor; Jorge Hawie Soret, Advisor; Sergio Tapia Tapia, Advisor; Alberto Cortez Torres, Advisor; and for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Oscar Luján Fappiano, Delegate; Claudio Grossman, Delegate; Verónica Gómez, Advisor; Verónica Reyna, Assistant; Nelson Caucoto, Assistant; Enrique Correa, Assistant; and as witnesses offered by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Gloria Cano; Grimaldo Achaui Loaiza; and Héctor Salazar Ardiles. Although summoned by the Court, the following witnesses offered by the Commission did not appear: León Carlos Arslanian; Teresa Valdez Escobar; María Angélica Mellado Saavedra; Sandra Cecilia Castillo Petruzzi; Jaime Castillo Navarrete; Juana Ramírez Gonveya; and Gabriel Asencio Mansilla.