day in the presence of the Second Commissioner.64 In a report dated that same date, the experts mentioned that Mr. Vera Vera “[...] suffer[ed] a gunshot wound,” and recommended that he “get a radiograph done to rule out any permanent injury; that the projectile be surgically removed; that permanent medical monitoring be in place in order to prevent complications[, and] that he be [granted] no less than fifteen days of disability, except [if he were to experience] complications.”65 Similarly, they concluded that Mr. Vera Vera had “a small bruise on his left corner area of the left eye; an orifice of two centimeters deep due to a bullet entry to the inside of the left mammary gland, a bruise-like area at the back left lumbar area, where upon touch a small tumor mass wa.s found compatible with a firearm projectile[, and an a]bdomen painful to the touch, both superficial and deep.” 66 60. On April 16, 1993, Ms. Mercedes Vera presented a brief, through her attorney, to the Eleventh Criminal Judge of Pichincha so that he might order the immediate transfer of Mr. Vera Vera from the jail cells of the Police station of that city to a healthcare center to extract the bullet from the firearm.67 On that same day, the judge ordered the transfer of Mr. Vera Vera to the Regional Hospital, with “the due police custody,” 68 for surgical intervention, and ordered that the Chief of the Police Command69 and the Director of the Regional Hospital be sent official notes requiring them, in addition, to report on the patient's state of health in a periodic manner during the time he remained in the hospital.70 The Prosecutor was also notified of this decision.71 Moreover, on that day, the Eleventh Judge initiated criminal proceedings against Mr. Vera Vera and ordered his preventive detention and that the 64 Cf. Act of dillegence of medical/legal recognition effectuated by the Second National Commissioner of the Police, on April 14, 1993 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 7, folio 557). 65 Medical report addressed to the Second National Commissioner of the Police and signed by the medical experts Tuesmann Merino and Verdi Cedeño, on April 14, 1993 (case file of annexes de Brief of pleadings and motions, annex 8, folio 559). 66 Legal Medical report addressed to the Second National Commissioner of the Police and signed by the medical expert witnesses Tuesmann Merino and Verdi Cedeño, on April 14, 1993 (case file of annexes de Brief of pleadings and motions, annex 8, folio 559). 67 Cf. Brief of Mercedes Vera addressed to the Eleventh Judge of the Criminal Court of Pichincha, of April 16, 1993 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 9, folio 561). 68 Order issed by the Eleventh Judge of the Criminal Court of Pichincha of April 16, 1993 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 10, folio 563). 69 Cf. Official letter N-93-488-JDPPP-SDC of the Of the Eleventh Criminal Court of Pichincha addressed to the Chief of the Command of Rural Services of Pichincha No. 1, of April 16, 1993 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 11, folio 565). 70 Cf. Official letter N-93-940-JDPPP-SDC of the Eleventh Judge of the Criminal Court of Pichincha and addressed to the Director of the Regional Hospital of Santo Domingo, of April 16, 1993 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 12, folio 566). 71 Order issued by the Eleventh Judge of the Criminal Court of Pichincha of the April 16, 1993 (case file of annexes to the brief of pleadings and motions, annex 10, folio 563). 25