accused Oscar Aurelio Rodríguez Molina, in which he stated that he had not shot Mr. Luna López and that no one had contracted him to commit such act.95 On the same day, following this statement, he was placed under arrest.96 59. On October 26, 1998, a confrontation proceeding was conducted between Mr. Álvaro Danilo Zapata Lara, a security guard in the area around the Catacamas Municipality at the time of the events, and the accused Oscar Aurelio Rodríguez Molina, in which he identified Mr. Rodríguez Molina as one of the individuals who shot Mr. Luna López on May 18, 1998.97 On October 27, 1998, a warrant was issued for the arrest of Oscar Aurelio Rodríguez Molina.98 60. Between November 1998 and February 1999, five witnesses made statements before the Civil Court.99 B.5.1. Regarding Oscar Aurelio Rodríguez Molina100 61. On February 10, 1999, the Prosecutor Gia Firense Leoni Jiménez (hereinafter, “Prosecutor Leoni”) asked the Civil Court to proceed separately against Mr. Oscar Aurelio Rodríguez and bring the case to the plenary phase.101 attachments to the State’s response, pages 6688 and 6784); José Alfredo Moradel Zavala on August 24, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6695); Obdulio Roberto Cruz Navarro on August 24, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6696); Rosa Margarita Valle Hernández on August 24, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6698); Daniel Valle Hernández on August 25, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6703); Esteban Andrade on August 26, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6710); Carlos Antonio Luna Valle on August 26, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6712); César Augusto Luna Valle on August 27 and September 8, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, pages 6717 and 6728); Fredy Noel Salgado Mejía on September 24, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6744); Osmel Efrain Salgado Velásquez on September 25, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6746); Esperanza Urbina Murillo on September 28, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6748); Edith Guillermina Guifarro Soleno on September 28, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6750); Oscar Bayardo Mejia Cardoza on September 29, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6752); Rafael Antonio Casco Murillo on September 29, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6755); José Gonzalo Oset Rodríguez on September 30, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6759); Silvia Gonzales on September 30, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6761); Ángel Estanislao Martínez on October 19, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6782); Gonzalo Zúñiga on October 19, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6783); Melvin Atilio Casco Zapata on October 20, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6793); Erwin Pascual Casco Zapata on October 20, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6794) and Oscar Orlando Palacios Moya on October 20, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6795). 95 Cf. Statement of Oscar Aurelio Rodríguez Molina rendered on October 22, 1998, before the Civil Court (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6800). 96 Cf. Notification of October 22, 1998, issued by the Civil Court (File of attachments to the State’s response, pages 6807 to 6808). 97 Cf. Record of the confrontation proceeding of October 26, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, pages 6811 to 6812). 98 Cf. Warrant for arrest of October 27, 1998, issued by the Civil Court (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6814). 99 Cf. Statements rendered before the Civil Court by: Luis Felipe Rosales López on November 19, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6823); José Guillermo Peralta on November 30, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6833); María Teodora Ruiz Escoto on November 30, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6835); José Alejandro Moreno Cáceres on December 11, 1998 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6837) and Karol Banesa Padilla rendered on February 24, 1999 (File of attachments to the State’s response, page 6848). 100 The proceeding against Oscar Aurelio Rodríguez Molina was conducted under file 1128-98 (File of attachments to the State’s response 6571). 101 Cf. Brief requesting testimony for the judicial proceedings of February 10, 1999 (File of attachments to the brief of pleadings and motions, page 4329). 22