17 the 32 included catechists, health promoters and community leaders from the villages of Chichupac, Xeabaj, Coyojá, El Tablón and Chijom.78 76. The soldiers ordered the other men to go back to their homes. They were told “not to stick their noses in anything” or they might meet the same fate as the group of men selected. 79 Two witnesses said that the military ordered them “not to get mixed up in anything; otherwise their asses would get broken just as the men who were left inside [the health center].”80 They also reported that the Chichupac PAC members were ordered to go home and pick up their “jackets and sticks” and get back to the business of “patrolling the perimeter of the health center, an order they had to obey.” 81 According to the REHMI, the soldiers had a tank in position in case someone tried to escape. 82 77. The men who remained behind in the health center were accused of being members of the guerrilla movement and were tortured for a number of hours.83 One witness said that “the Chichupac men were tortured in the health center (…) we heard them screaming.”84 At around 4:00 p.m., the PAC from the village of Chichupac saw the National Army soldiers leave with the alleged victims, whose hands were tied.85 78. The Army soldiers ordered the alleged victims to walk in the direction of the village’s 86 highest point. One individual, Félix Alvarado Xitumul, fainted as he was walking and died.87 Once they reached the highest point in the village, all the men were murdered. Some were strangled, while others were shot.88 78 Annex 9. Statement by Miguel Chen Tahuico, July 27, 2005. Judicial case No. 255-93, pp. 311-313. Annex 2 of the petitioners’ communication of December 13, 2007. 79 Annex 7. Statement by Francisco Sic Chen, July 12, 2005. Certification of Case File No. 001-2005-95839, pp. 282286. Annex 1 of the petitioners’ communication of December 13, 2007. 80 Annex 7. Brief by Fabiana Chen and Teresa Cacaj, December 5, 1997. Certification of Case File No. 001-2005-95839, pp. 186-195. Annex 1 of the petitioners’ communication of December 13, 2007. 81 Annex 1. Brief by Fabiana Chen and Teresa Cacaj, December 5, 1997. Certification of Case File No. 001-2005-95839, pp. 186-195. Annex 1 of the petitioners’ communication of December 13, 2007. 82 Annex 4. REMHI. Guatemala: Never Again! Report of the Recovery of the Historical Memory Project. Volume II, The Methodology of Violence. Case 7446, Chichupac, Baja Verapaz, 1982. 83 Annex 7. Statement by Alberto Juarez, given in the presence of the Public Prosecution Service, October 25, 2000. Certification of Case File No. 001-2005-95839, pp. 119-120. Annex 1 of the petitioners’ communication of December 13, 2007. 84 Annex 6. Communication from the petitioners dated December 13, 2007. 85 Annex 7. Brief by Fabiana Chen and Teresa Cacaj, December 5, 1997. Certification of Case File No. 001-2005-95839, pp. 186-195. Annex 1 of the petitioners’ communication of December 13, 2007. 86 Annex 7. Statement by Máxima García Valey, July 12, 2005. Statement by Francisco Sic Chen, July 12, 2005. Certification of Case File No. 001-2005-95839, pp. 294-297. Annex 1 of the petitioners’ communication of December 13, 2007. 87 Annex 7. Statement by Máxima García Valey, July 12, 2005. Statement by Francisco Sic Chen, dated July 12, 2005. Certification of Case File No. 001-2005-95839, pp. 294-297. Annex 1 of the petitioners’ communication of December 13, 2007. 88 Annex 9. Statement by Pedro Chen Sic, June 28, 1999. Judicial case No. 255-93, p. 179. Annex 2 of the petitioners’ communication of December 13, 2007.