do so and that if “he felt like it” he would also kill her other son, Igmar Landaeta. The
agent also told her that she could report him to anyone she liked, but no one would do
anything to him because he was an officer. 62
57. In addition, on November 20, 1996, María Magdalena Mejías informed the Mariño
Police Department that police agents CJZM, GACF and AAC were harassing Eduardo
Landaeta because he had witnessed the death of someone in Sorocaima. Also, in the
same statement, María Magdalena Mejías indicated that she did not know the
whereabouts of Eduardo Landaeta. 63
58. On January 23, 2014, María Magdalena Mejías Camero stated that she tried to
denounce these threats to the San Jacinto Central Command, but no one would listen to
her. 64
C. Death of Igmar Alexander Landaeta Mejías
59. According to the evidence provided by the parties, the Court notes that, on
November 17, 1996, Igmar Landaeta died as a result of being shot twice by police
agents. However, there are two opposing versions of the circumstances in which the
events occurred, which will be described below.
C.1 Version of seven eye witnesses and a doctor 65
60. At about 3 p.m. on November 17, 1996, on Las Flores street, Samán de Güere
district, municipality of Mariño, state of Aragua, 66 Igmar Landaeta was running down the
street following by two men 67 in a white vehicle without license plates. 68
61. Igmar Landaeta fell to the ground 69 and the two men, in plainclothes, got out of
the vehicle. 70 One of them fired his gun into the air to disperse the people who were
62
Cf. Statement of María Magdalena Mejías of April 22, 1997 (annexes to the answering brief, folio 9283).
63
Cf. Statement of María Magdalena Mejías of November 20, 1996 (annexes to the answering brief, folio
9214). The Court also notes that police agent CJZM denounced María Magdalena Mejías and Eduardo Landaeta
before the prosecutor owing to presumed death threats he received following the death of Igmar Landaeta. Cf.
Statements of CJZM of November 19, 1996, and April 18, 1997 (annexes to the answering brief, folios 9184
and 9280).
64
Cf. Sworn statement of María Magdalena Mejías of January 23, 2014 (merits file, folio 773).
65
This version was prepared based on the testimony of the following persons: Yaiskel Elizabeth Garrido
Rodríguez, Francisca Acosta Jaspe, Adeisa de la Trinidad Moffi García, Vicmar Loydinet Colmenares Acosta,
José Francisco Hernández Ramírez, Jesús Chávez Cristin and Velmar Quintero.
66
Cf. Testimony of Yaiskel Elizabeth Garrido Rodríguez of November 17, 1996 (annexes to the answering
brief, folio 9118); Testimony of Francisca Acosta Jaspe of November 18, 1996 (annexes to the answering brief,
folio 9129); Testimony of Adeisa de la Trinidad Moffi García of November 18, 1996 (annexes to the answering
brief, folio 9135); Testimony of Vicmar Loydinet Colmenares Acosta of November 18, 1996 (annexes to the
answering brief, folio 9141), and Testimony of José Francisco Hernández Ramírez of November 18, 1996
(annexes to the answering brief, folio 9148).
67
Cf. Testimony of Yaiskel Elizabeth Garrido Rodríguez of April 24, 1997 (annexes to the answering brief,
folio 9307); Testimony of Francisca Acosta Jaspe of November 18, 1996 (annexes to the answering brief, folio
9129), and Testimony of Jesús Chávez Cristin of September 11, 1997 (annexes to the answering brief, folio
9337).
68
Cf. Testimony of Adeisa de la Trinidad Moffi García of November 18, 1996, and April 24, 1997 (annexes
to the answering brief, folios 9135 and 9311) and Testimony of Vicmar Loydinet Colmenares Acosta of
November 18, 1996 (annexes to the answering brief, folio 9141).
69
Cf. Testimony of Yaiskel Elizabeth Garrido Rodríguez of November 17, 1996, and April 24, 1997
(annexes to the answering brief, folios 9118 and 9307), and testimony of Adeisa de la Trinidad Moffi García of
November 18, 1996, and April 24, 1997 (annexes to the answering brief, folios 9135 and 9311).
70
Cf. Testimony of Adeisa de la Trinidad Moffi García of November 18, 1996 (annexes to the answering
brief, folio 9135).
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