B.2.1. Arrest of Pedro Miguel Vera Vera and transfer to the police station to be registered 46. This Court notes that Mr. Pedro Miguel Vera Vera, twenty years old, 42 was arrested on April 12, 1993, at approximately 20:00 hours, by members of the National Police that rendered their services in various localities of the city of Santo Domingo de los Colorados, after being chased by a group of persons who apparently accused him of committing assault and armed robbery43 and a gunshot was heard.44 Upon arrest, the police noted that he had received a gunshot wound on his left breast and transferred him in a taxi to the Police Station. According to the case file, upon being registered at the police station, where his gunshot wound was also noted, Mr. Vera Vera was transferred to the Public Hospital of Santo Domingo de los Colorados,45 where he entered the Emergency room at 20:20 hours and was cared for by the doctors on duty. 46 47. In this regard, the parties did not offer arguments or evidentiary elements that would allow the Court to analyze whether under the 42 Cf. Death Certificate of Pedro Miguel Vera Vera, of April 29, 1993 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings, motions, and evidence, annex 19, folio 595). 43 Cf. Part of the Chief of Rural Services and Command of Pichincha No. 1, signed by the “Special Police […] Monte de Piedad”, of April 12, 1993 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 1, folio 538); statement rendered by Wilmo Rodrigo Hurtado Delgado on October 31, 1995 (case file of Merits, tomo I, folio 320), and statement rendered by Oswaldo Efrén Ramírez Ramírez on October 31, 1995 (case file of Merits, tomo I, folio 321). 44 Cf. Part of the Chief of Rural Services and Command of Pichincha No. 1, signed by el “Policía Especial […] Monte de Piedad”, of April 12, 1993 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 1, folio 538); statement rendered by Wilmo Rodrigo Hurtado Delgado on October 31, 1995 (case file of Merits, tomo I, folio 320), and statement rendered by Oswaldo Efrén Ramírez Ramírez on October 31, 1995 (case file of Merits, tomo I, folio 321). 45 Cf. Official letter addressed to the Subsecretary of International Bodies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador, signed by the Subsecretary of Police of the Ministry of Government, on December 15, 1995 (case file of annexes to the application, annex 5, folio 14); Part of the Chief of Rural Services and Command of Pichincha No. 1, signed by el “Policía Especial […] Monte de Piedad”, on April 12, 1993 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 1, folio 538); statement rendered by Wilmo Rodrigo Hurtado Delgado on October 31, 1995 (case file of Merits, tomo I, folio 320); statement rendered by Oswaldo Efrén Ramírez Ramírez on October 31, 1995 (case file of Merits, tomo I, folio 321); police report no. 93-343 of the National Office of Investigations, on April 14, 1993 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 2, folios 540 to 542); official letter 940-OID-SDC signed by the Chief of the Office of Criminal Investigations of Santo Domingo, addressed to the President of the CEDHU, of June 30, 1995 (case file of annexes to the application, annex 6, folio 16); police report 95-P2-34-SDC of the National Office of Investigations, on December 11, 1995 (case file of annexes to the application, annex 7, folio 19); police report 95-P2-33-SDC of the National Office of Investigations, addressed to the Chief of Command of the Rural Service of Pichincha No. 1, on December 4, 1995 (case file of annexes to the application, annex 19, folio 69), and clincial history of Pedro Miguel Vera Vera, First Internment, Emergency Services, Hospital of Santo Domingo (case file of annexes to the application, annex 8, folios 24 and 25). 46 Cf. Clinical history of Pedro Miguel Vera Vera, First Internment, Emergency Services, Hospital of Santo Domingo de los Colorados (case file of annexes to the application, annex 8, folios 24 and 25); police report 95-P2-34-SDC of the National Office of Investigations, of December 11, 1995 (case file of annexes to the application, annex 7, folio 19), and police report 95-P2-33-SDC of the National Office of Investigations, addresset to Chief of the Command of Rural Services of Pichincha No. 1, of December 4, 1995 (case file of annexes to the application, annex 19, folio 69). 20