70. Mrs. Villaseñor indicated that at the beginning of 1997, following the judgment not to apply the death penalty (see above, par. 57), there were a series of negative reactions by various public figures, such as the then Attorney General.64 71. Mrs. Villaseñor said that on March 16, 1998 she received an order to move to the Tenth Division of the Court of Appeals in Guatemala City.65 72. Mrs. Villaseñor stated that on May 25, 1999, the Special Cases Attorney in the Public Prosecutors' Office denounced that she, in her capacity as a judge, had received a sum of money in return for ordering the release of former President of Guatemala Efraín Ríos Montt.66 She said that she had filed a complaint against that accusation with the Human Rights Ombudsman, who issued a resolution on the subject on July 23, 1999.67 In that resolution, the Ombudsman criticized the statement of the (then) attorney for special cases "for making accusations of corruption against the judge that were detrimental to her honor," without any kind of proof.68 Mrs. Villaseñor said that the attorney in question did not reply.69 73. The State reported that in December 1999 Mrs. Villaseñor was working as a judge of the Third Division of the Court of Appeals in Guatemala.70 74. Mrs. Villaseñor stated that on June 20, 2000, her brother-in-law told her that there was a man, a former member of a security company, who was watching her house.71 She said her brother-in-law had noticed that and that when he approached that person, the latter told him that three men were planning to murder Rosa Villaseñor Velarde.72. Mrs. Villaseñor stated that that person was arrested.73 She added that she had denounced the situation to the Public Prosecutors' Office, as follows: (...) what I am asking the Public Prosecutor's Office to do is to conduct an in-depth investigation into where such occurrences are coming from, because I consider that they are placing my security and that of my family at risk, in this case my sister, her husband and their children; there is no reason why they should be unnecessarily subjected to intimidation and fear, just because they live with me.74 75. Mrs. Villaseñor maintained that on October 3, 2001 -- in connection with the start of the trial against those charged in the death of Myrna Mack -- General Edgar Godoy and Colonels Juan Valencia and Juan Oliva made statements attacking the book she had written.75 64 Petitioners’ communication of April 1, 1997. 65 Petitioners’ communication of May 15, 1998. 66 Communication from the petitioners received by the IACHR on August 11, 1999. Resolution issued by the Human Rights Ombudsman on July 23, 1999. Attached to the petitioners' brief received by the IACHR on August 6, 1999. 67 68 Resolution issued by the Human Rights Ombudsman on July 23, 1999. Attached to the petitioners' brief received by the IACHR on August 6, 1999. 69 Petitioners’ communication of May 7, 2014. 70 State’s communication of December 17, 1999. 71 Petitioners’ communication of May 7, 2014. 72 Petitioners’ communication of May 7, 2014. 73 Petitioners’ communication of May 7, 2014. 74 Petitioners’ communication of May 7, 2014. 75 Petitioners’ communication of October 5, 2001. 12