that it had been the result of a decision made by President Alberto Fujimori Fujimori immediately after they were captured.295 238. The Specialized Provincial Prosecutor for Human Rights Crimes lodged criminal charges on June 12, 2007 against Alberto Fujimori Fujimori as alleged co-perpetrator in the murder of Eduardo Nicolás Cruz Sánchez, Herma Luz Meléndez Cueva and Víctor Salomón Peceros Pedraza, and against Manuel Tullume Gonzáles as alleged accomplice to the murder of Eduardo Nicolás Cruz Sánchez.296 239. The Third Criminal Chamber opened an investigation of Fujimori Fujimori on July 16, 2007 and found that there were insufficient grounds to investigate Tullume Gonzáles. 297 The prosecution appealed the decision not to investigate Manuel Tullume Gonzáles on August 1, 2007, along with the warrant for house arrest of Alberto Fujimori Fujimori.298 240. The Republic of Chile was requested on October 29, 2007 to protract the extradition of former President Alberto Fujimori Fujimori, and the Permanent Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court found on February 18, 2008 that the request was admissible and ordered that the extradition papers be sent.299 241. The prosecutor requested the Third Special Criminal Chamber on January 31, 2008 to lengthen the term for investigation, and the request was granted on February 5, 2008. 300 242. The plaintiffs filed a motion with the prosecutor, who issued an opinion on April, 30, 2008 requesting that the order to initiate investigations be widened to hold the State of Peru as a third party with civil liability.301 243. The Sixth Special Criminal Chamber of the Superior Court of Lima ruled on August 28, 2008 to vacate the decision of the Third Special Criminal Court and ordered that criminal proceedings be opened against Manuel Tullume Gonzáles, as an alleged accessory to the murder of Herma Luz Meléndez Cueva, Víctor Salomón Peceros Pedraza and Eduardo Nicolás Cruz Sánchez and issued an arrest warrant against Alberto Fujimori Fujimori. 302 The Third Cf. Opinion by the Prosecutor General, August 4, 2003 (evidence file, volume XXVII, CVR evidence, folios 19801 to 19808), and Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Informe Final, 2003, volume VII, chapter 2.66, Extrajudicial executions at the residence of the Japanese ambassador (1997), pp. 728, 729 and 734 (evidence file, volume I, annex I to the case submission brief, folios 14, 15 and 20). 295 Cf. Criminal charge lodged by the Specialized Provincial Prosecutor for Human Rights Crimes, June 12, 2007 (evidence file, volume II, annex 38 to the case submission brief, folios 977 to 993). 296 Cf. Judicial Notice of the order by the Third Special Criminal Chamber, July 16, 2007 (evidence file, volume II, annex 39 to the case submission brief, folios 995 to 1006). See also, report 001-2008-JSA-FPECDDHH of the Head of the Specialized Provincial Prosecution for Human Rights Crimes (evidence file, volume II, annex 37 to the case submission brief, folios 974 to 975). 297 Cf. Report 001-2008-JSA-FPECDDHH of the Head of the Specialized Provincial Prosecution for Human Rights Crimes (evidence file, volume II, annex 37 to the case submission brief, folios 974 to 975). 298 Cf. Report 001-2008-JSA-FPECDDHH of the Head of the Specialized Provincial Prosecution for Human Rights Crimes (evidence file, volume II, annex 37 to the case submission brief, folios 974 to 975). 299 Cf. Report 001-2008-JSA-FPECDDHH of the Head of the Specialized Provincial Prosecution for Human Rights Crimes (evidence file, volume II, annex 37 to the case submission brief, folios 974 to 975). 300 Cf. Report 001-2008-JSA-FPECDDHH of the Head of the Specialized Provincial Prosecution for Human Rights Crimes (evidence file, volume II, annex 37 to the case submission brief, folios 974 to 975). 301 Cf. Judicial notification of the ruling by the Sixth Special Criminal Chamber of the Superior Court of Lima, August 28, 2008 (evidence file, volume VIII, annex 14 to the pleadings, motions and evidence brief, folios 5560 to 5563). 302