24 Procedures carried out in 1998 117. On March 25, 1998, the Ninth Prosecutor's Office requested the Municipal Court to open a "bare facts investigation" under Article 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure then in force against police officers Carlos Alexander Rojas, Carlos Andrés Requena, and Freddy Antonio Blanco, attached to the Aragua State Police General Command, for the crimes of homicide and improper use of a firearm to the detriment of Eduardo José Landaeta Mejías. In the same letter, it requested that a number of 134 investigative procedures be conducted in connection with the above-mentioned officers. 118. Between May 14 and July 23, 1998, it was determined that they were CSOP officers at 135 the time of the events and that they remained on active duty. 119. On July 22, 1998, the CTPJ performed an examination on five discharged cartridges, 136 nine 7.65 mm caliber bullets, one pair of handcuffs, two women's rings, and one pair of “flip-flops,” all of 137 which objects were recovered during the judicial inspection on the day of the incident. 120. On the same day, police officer Freddy Blanco Pérez went to the CTPJ to provide a 138 follow-up statement describing the foregoing. 121. On July 27, 1998, an official letter was sent to the Office of the Commandant of the CSOP requesting the appearance of officers José Cortéz and Carlos Varela, who had made the arrest of 139 Eduardo José Landaeta on December 29, 1996. 122. On July 28, 1998, the CTPJ sent official letters to the police commandant of Aragua state requesting complete descriptions of the firearms that were allegedly taken from officers Carlos Alexander Rojas Alvarado, Carlos Andrés Requena Mendoza, and Freddy Antonio Blanco Pérez; together with a 140 certified copy of the pages of the daybooks for December 29, 30, and 31, 1996. The copies of the 141 pages of the day books were sent on July 29, 1998. 123. On July 22, 1998, the CTPJ Medical Examiner's Office sent a copy of the medico-legal examination performed on officer Freddy Antonio Blanca on January 9, 1997, which found that he had “no 142 injuries.” 134 Appendix 9. Exhibit 1. Domestic proceeding. Case 4C-4822/04, page 1 (Appendix 2 to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007). 135 Appendix 9. Exhibit 1. Domestic proceeding. Case 4C-4822/04, pages 6, 8, 9, 10, and 12 (Appendix 2 to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007). 136 Appendix 9. Exhibit 1. Domestic proceeding. Case 4C-4822/04, page 139 (Appendix 2 to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007). 137 Appendix 9. Exhibit 1. Domestic proceeding. Case 4C-4822/04, page 139 (Appendix 2 to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007). 138 Appendix 9. Exhibit 1. Domestic proceeding. Case 4C-4822/04, page 141. (Appendix 2 to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007). 139 Appendix 9. Exhibit 1. Domestic proceeding. Case 4C-4822/04, page 145 (Appendix 2 to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007). 140 Appendix 9. Exhibit 1. Domestic proceeding. Case 4C-4822/04, pages 147-150 (Appendix 2 to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007). 141 Appendix 9. Exhibit 1. Domestic proceeding. Case 4C-4822/04, pages 152-178 (The great majority of these copies are illegible and handwritten) (Appendix 2 to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007). 142 Appendix 9. Exhibit 1. Domestic proceeding. Case 4C-4822/04, page 151 (Appendix 2 to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007).