record must be kept that includes the following information: the complete particulars of the
citizen arrested; the reasons for the arrest; the time and place of the arrest; the time of the
transfer of the person arrested to the place of custody; the time of departure and
appearance of the said persons before the judge or other competent authority; the identity
of the officials involved, and those responsible for the transfer; precise information on the
place of custody,” and the inventory of personal effects and objects that will remain in police
custody. In addition, it provides that the said record shall be made “available to the
competent judicial or other authority, institution or next of kin, when they request it.”429
Consequently, the Court does not find it necessary to order the requested measures of
reparation.
v) Creation of a procedure for compiling statistics
354. Under the section entitled “[c]reate a procedure for compiling statistics and create
public databases on extrajudicial executions,” the representatives asked that the Court
order the State “to compile statistics […] on the murder rate in the country, [as well as] on
other relevant indicators,” arguing that the absence of official figures hinders the security
functions of Government entities.
355. The State forwarded statistics from the Prosecutor General’s Office on the number of
police agents charged, accused and convicted from 2006 to 2010,430 affirming that the said
statistics are available to anyone on the web page of the Prosecutor General’s Office or on a
CD issued each year. Similarly, it presented statistics on the figures for complaints of
extrajudicial executions received by the Ombudsman’s Office for the years 2000 to 2010.
356. The Court observes that the statistics on the country’s murder rate bear no
relationship to this case. Moreover, in addition to the figures presented by the State, expert
witness Rosario Salas presented some statistics taken from the 2009 Annual Report of the
Public Prosecution Service related to investigations of violations of fundamental rights,
among others.431 In addition, the normative presented by the expert witness reveals that
Venezuelan law provides for the elaboration of annual reports by the police forces in order
to detect patterns or trends concerning compliance with the law and policing standards,432
and the obligation of the Ministry of the People’s Power responsible for public security to
compile and process the information concerning crime rates, police actions and any other
information relating to the population’s safety.433 In this regard, despite the alleged
differences in the statistics presented to the Court, official figures on crime and violence in
the State exist, and the obligation of the police forces and the Ministry of the People’s Power
responsible for public security to compile and process information is regulated by law. Thus,
the Court does not find it necessary to order the measure of reparation requested.
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429
Cf. “Manual of regulations and procedures to guarantee the rights of detainees” (merits file, tome IV, folio
1742).
430
Cf. Note No. DFGR-VFGR-DPDF-08-PRO-791-092-1193-11 of the Office of the Prosecutor General of the
Republic of June 17, 2011 (merits file, tome III, folio 1062).
431
Expert opinion provided by Gustavo Rosario Salas (merits file, tome IV, folios 1212, 1216, 1217 and
1221).
432
“Regulations on accountability of the Police Forces in their different territorial political spheres,” article 7,
supra note 428, folio 1657.
433
Cf. “Organic law of the Police Service and the Bolivarian National Police Force,” article 18 (merits file, tome
IV, folio 1229).
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