-49evidence of the investigation carried out to clarify the facts, […] since the Armed Forces were summoned, the Red Cross was summoned, the witnesses were summoned and the relevant expert reports were requested.” The fact that this investigation was unsuccessful was due to the “inconsistencies and false statements of the mother and sister of the alleged victims”; c) Investigations have been conducted into where the Atlacatl Battalion was located when the children allegedly disappeared. They have not produced results that would allow the two children to be traced, because “none of the witnesses could identify the members of the Armed Forces who allegedly took part in gathering up the abandoned children.” “The discrepancies in the time, place, participants and other circumstances in the statements prevented the judge from obtaining satisfactory results, since these depend on the veracity of the statements.” Owing to the contradictory statements, it has been necessary to “investigate the veracity of [the] case” in order to discover the identity of the Serrano Cruz sisters. “Moreover, there is no crime involved in gathering up two children to ensure they are cared for, if they have been abandoned.” Even though the Chalatenango judge declared the complaint inadmissible because it referred to “a conduct that was not typified as a crime,” the investigation continued. d) “The Chalatenango Trial Court has begun a new investigation to trace the Serrano Cruz sisters and the first results it has obtained are the testimonies of other members of the family who have no recollection of the existence of the [Serrano Cruz] sisters; this means that the State must request new statements from all the participants”; e) “Since the case is before the Inter-American Court, it is necessary to wait until it has been decided before continuing with the case and the investigations [… . F]or example, María Victoria Cruz Franco’s children must testify […,] and the Fourth Infantry Brigade must be investigated more thoroughly concerning possible files with information about what happened, and also statements must be taken from the Brigade’s officers. Much more evidence must be sought in the case and it is also urgent to establish the whole historical context […]. The investigation needs to be reoriented, so that it is not just the Atlacatl Battalion that is alleged to be responsible; the possible participation of other units must be verified, as well as which of the two statements is true; that of María Victoria Cruz Franco or that of her daughter, Suyapa Serrano, or whether they are both false […]. The investigation needs to be reoriented, checking the dates of birth of the girls […].” “The other children of the Serrano Cruz family have not been summoned to testify, because this is against the law, since the international proceedings are pending”; f) It requested the Court to decide that inconsistent or false statements affect the legal obligation of the State to investigate and obtain an effective result. “The parameters of diligence and effectiveness that are supposedly compulsory under international law can only be required for the proceedings of international organs, otherwise State sovereignty would be affected”; g) The inter-institutional commission created by the State in July 2003 to provide follow up on this case, conducted several investigations and visited the head office of the Salvadoran Red Cross and the office of the