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consequences on his personal life and on that of his family of the alleged
disappearance of Heliodoro Portugal and the presumed lack of justice in that regard,
as well as on the expenses they had to incur while seeking justice in this case;
(c)
Rafael Pérez Jaramillo, witness proposed by the Commission and the
representatives, is the Director of Institutional Responsibility and Human Rights of
the Panamanian Prosecutor General’s Office (Procuraduría General). He testified on
his participation as Coordinator of the Final Report of the Panama Truth Commission,
the investigations conducted by this commission in relation to the case of Heliodoro
Portugal, and also the general context of alleged human rights violations during the
military regime in Panama that was verified by the Truth Commission;
(d)
Román Mollah Portugal, witness proposed by the representatives, and the
alleged victim’s grandson, testified on the alleged impact of the search for justice on
the members of the Portugal family;
(e)
Patria Kriss Mollah Portugal, witness proposed by the representatives, and the
alleged victim’s granddaughter, testified on the alleged impact of the search for
justice on the members of the Portugal family;
(f)
Jacqueline Riquelme, witness proposed by the representatives, is a
psychologist and testified on the presumed psychological effects on the members of
Heliodoro Portugal’s family following his alleged disappearance, and on the impact of
the alleged lack of an investigation in this case;
(g)
Roberto Arosemena, witness proposed by the representatives, is a lawyer and
testified on the general context of the alleged human rights violations that occurred
during the military regime in Panama and how the disappearance of Heliodoro
Portugal fitted into this context;
(h)
Janeth Rovetto, witness proposed by the representatives, is a lawyer and
testified about her work as Special Investigating Officer for cases of forced
disappearance; the status of the investigations into the murders and forced
disappearances documented by the Truth Commission, particularly the case of Mr.
Portugal, and the alleged obstacles that she met while investigating the facts,
together with the results of her investigations;
(i)
Daniel Zúñiga Vargas, witness proposed by the representatives, a consumer
adviser in the Bureau for Consumer Protection and Defense of Competition, testified
on the circumstances of the alleged detention that he shared with Heliodoro Portugal
and the treatment that both he and Heliodoro Portugal received while they were
detained, as well as on the alleged duration of this detention;
(j)
Edgardo Sandoval Ramsey, witness proposed by the State, is the Head of the
Human Rights Department of the Legal Affairs and Treaties Directorate of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His testimony referred to the measures adopted by the
State to comply with the recommendations made by the Inter-American Commission
in its report under Article 50 of the Convention in the instant case and to respond to
the needs of Heliodoro Portugal’s next of kin;
(k)
Gerardo Victoria Mirones, witness proposed by the State, is the Medical
Director of the Santo Tomás Hospital and he testified on the measures taken by the