the police were called for assistance.97 In addition, the lawyer reported that in the week from December 12 to 16, 1994, he and his wife were followed by unknown men in a car and on a red motorcycle, whose license plates were reported to the DAS.98 82. The petitioners said that prior to those events, in 1994 the lawyer and his partner Katia Karina Niño, where the targets of death threats, harassment, and intimidation.99 The Commission does not have any other information about those incidents. According to the petitioners, as a result of that situation, they both had to move to the city of Ibagué with their son, Camilo.100 (See infra, par. 152). In that city, there appeared on the outer wall of the building where they lived a graffito that said: “Look out for the little monkey” (cuiden al monito), an allusion to Camilo, whom they called that for his light brown hair.101 The petitioners said that as a result of that message, the Pérez family decided to leave the country in the first few months of 1995.102 The petitioners said that the couple's daughter, Katia Karina de la Libertad, was only two weeks old at the time.103 The lawyer returned to Colombia in January 1999.104 The lawyer said in a statement that on the very day of his return to the country an invitation to his funeral was found at the door of his mother's apartment.105 83. The petitioner said that in April 1998 the lawyer Pérez received a telephone call in which the life of his son, Camilo, was threatened.106 They said that in April 2001 the lawyer noticed unknown men driving in a vehicle with fake license plates in the vicinity of his home.107 They added that in June of that year, Pérez Casas, went to the headquarters of the 13th Military Battalion in Bogota for an interview with Lieutenant Colonel Hernán Oroz Castro, who had informed his superior about the occurrence of the Mapiripán massacre.108 The petitioners said that on that occasion, the tires of the lawyer’s car were punctured.109 They also said that Army Major López, the prison warden, ordered Pérez Casas to leave the premises, after which several members of the security forces detained there protested for the lawyer's return.110 84. The petitioners said that owing to the above events, which occurred in 2001, the lawyer Pérez Casas, had to go into exile for a second time (see infra, par. 153).111 The Commission does not have information on date that the lawyer returned to Colombia. 85. On February 12, 2015, at which time he was president of CCAJAR, he was followed by unknown persons in the city of Villavicencio.112 While in that city, Mr. Perez met in a public place with relatives of victims of the Mapiripán massacre.113 1.3. Alirio Uribe Muñoz Amnesty International, Fear for Safety, October 27, 1994. Annex 26 to the petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 98 Amnesty International, Fear for Safety, December 20, 1994. Annex 27 to the petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 99 Petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 100 Petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 101 Amnesty International, Fear for Safety, 14 February 1995. Annex 30 to the petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 102 Amnesty International, Fear for Safety, 3 March 1995. Annex 31 to the petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 103 Petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 104 Curricula vitae, biographical profiles, and personal data of CCAJAR members. Annex 69 to the petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 105 Office of the Attorney General, Case UNDH 912, Statement of the lawyer Luis Guillermo Pérez Casas, June 26, 2001. Annex 44 to the petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 106 Petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 107 Petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 108 Petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 109 Petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 110 Petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 111 Petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 112 Letter to Juan Manuel Santos, February 23, 2015. Annex 1 to the petitioners' communication of March 18, 2015. 113 Letter to Juan Manuel Santos, February 23, 2015. Annex 1 to the petitioners' communication of March 18, 2015. 97 17