38 112(19) On November 11, 1999, the Comisión de Derechos Humanos y Ciudadanía de la Asamblea Legislativa del estado del Ceará (Civil and Human Rights Commission of the Legislative Assembly of the state of Ceará) sent a brief to the Sobral Police Chief, requesting the expeditious handling of the case of Mr. Damião Ximenes-Lopes in order to secure punishment of those responsible for his death.51 112(20) On November 26, 1999, Antônio Vitorino de Sousa-Rufino, Elias Gomes- Coimbra, André Tavares-do Nascimento, Carlos Alberto Rodrigues-dos Santos, Maria Verónica Miranda-Bezerra, Francisco Alexandro Paiva-Mesquita and Sérgio Antunes–Ferreira-Gomes’s statements were taken at the Comisaría Regional de Sobral (Sobral Regional Police Station).52 112.21. The statements of Francisco Ivo de Vasconcelos, Marcelo MessiasBarros, Maria Salete Morais-Melo de Mesquita, Albertina Viana-Lopes, Antônio AirtonMiranda, Irene Ximenes-Lopes-Miranda, João Alves-da Silva, Francisco das ChagasMelo, Mairton Paiva-de Oliveira, Sebastião Vieira-Filho, Francisco Magalhães-de Aquino, Maria Cladenice Silva-Porfírio, Maria Gorete-Marques, André Tavares-do Nascimento, Carlos Alberto Rodrigues-dos Santos, José Elieser Silva-Procópio, Francisco Raimundo-Alves and Evaldo Castilho-Aragão-Oliveira were taken at the Comisaría Regional de Sobral (Sobral Regional Police Station) on December 3, 4, 7, 9, 15, 16 and 20, 1999.53 112(22) On December 8, 1999, the Chief of Police for the Seventh Region of Sobral, sent his Final Report regarding complaint No. 404/99 to the Attorney General’s Office, in which he indicated that there was “probable liability [of Casa de Reposo Guararapes (Guararapes Rest Home)] and of the persons involved in the 51 Cf. brief of the Asamblea Legislativa del estado del Ceará (Legislative Assembly of the state of Ceará) addressed to the Sobral Police Chief, dated November 11, 1999 (record of appendixes to the answer to the application, appendix I, volume I, pages 1544 to 1546). 52 Cf. statements made by Antônio Vitorino de Sousa-Rufino, Elias Gomes-Coimbra, André Tavaresdo Nascimento, Carlos Alberto Rodrigues-dos Santos, Maria Verónica Miranda-Bezerra, Francisco Alexandro Paiva-Mesquita and Sergio Antunes-Ferreira Gomes at the Comisaría Regional de Sobral (Sobral Regional Police Station) on November 26, 1999 (record of appendixes to the answer to the application, appendix I, volume I, pages 1540 to 1543). 53 Cf. statement made by Francisco Ivo de Vasconcelos at the Comisaría Regional de Sobral (Sobral Regional Police Station) on December 3, 1999 (record of appendixes to the answer to the application, appendix I, volume I, pages 1572 to 1574); statements made by Marcelo Messias-Barros and Maria Salete-Morais-Melo de Mesquita at Sobral Regional Police Station on December 4, 1999 (record of appendixes to the answer to the application, appendix I, volume I, pages 1577 to 1580); statements made by Albertina Viana-Lopes, Antônio Airton- Miranda and Irene Ximenes-Lopes-Miranda at Sobral Regional Police Station on December 7, 1999 (record of appendixes to the answer to the application, appendix I, volume I, pages 1582 to 1586); statements made by João Alves-da Silva, Francisco das Chagas-Melo, Mairton Paiva-de Oliveira and Sebastião Vieira-Filho at Sobral Regional Police Station on December 9, 1999 (record of appendixes to the answer to the application, appendix I, volume I, pages 1671 to 1680); statements made by Francisco Magalhaes de Aquino, Maria Cladenice Silva Porfírio and Maria Gorete Marques at Sobral Regional Police Station on December 15, 1999 (record of appendixes to the answer to the application, appendix I, volume I, pages 1599 to 1601 and 1608); statements made by André Tavares-do Nascimento, Carlos Alberto Rodrigues-dos Santos and José Elieser-Silva-Procópio at Sobral Regional Police Station on December 16, 1999 (record of appendixes to the answer to the application, appendix I, volume I, pages 1609 to 1611); and statements made by Francisco Raimundo Alves and Evaldo Castilho-Aragão-Oliveira at Sobral Regional Police Station on December 20, 1999 (record of appendixes to the answer to the application, appendix I, volume I, pages 1618 and 1619).