addition, she stated that she had “never received telephone calls from a person named Armando Céspedes Espinoza or from state officials, specifically from the CTI or the National Police.” 13. The Commission noted that, regarding the case concerning the alleged threats against Sara Paola Pinzon, this referred to investigations conducted in 2009, which the Court already knew about, and that the State had not referred to any recent procedure in the context of this investigation. 1.4. Situation of Luis Guillermo Perez 14. The representatives advised that Luis Guillermo Perez and his next of kin were forced to leave the country several years ago, as a result of the threats and harassment against him owing to his participation as defense counsel in the case being processed for the facts of the Mapiripán Massacre. Mr. Perez decided to return to Colombia as a member of the Colectivo de Abogados Jose Alvear Restrepo (hereinafter, “CCAJAR”) on July 30, 2010, and therefore they requested measures of protection for him. 15. The representatives stated that, currently, a campaign of stigmatization and harassment was being carried out in Colombia against the CCAJAR. The relationship between these acts and those that gave rise to the request for provisional measures may be analyzed in light of the letter sent to the President of the Republic Juan Manuel Santos by General Jaime Humberto Uscátegui, sentenced and convicted in the case of the Mapiripán massacre, in the criminal proceedings conducted based on the facts. The representatives sustained that, in this communication, General Uscátegui commended a manifestation held against the CCAJAR, and referred expressly to the lawyers Luis Guillermo Perez and Eduardo Carreño, stating that there were irregularities in the criminal proceedings and asking the President of the Republic to order the pertinent measures. 16. The Commission indicated that a direct relationship existed between the departure from the country of Luis Guillermo Perez and the harassments of the Colectivo de Abogados, as well as the facts that gave rise to the adoption of measures. 17. The State indicated that, under the precautionary measures requested by the Inter-American Commission in favor of the members of the CCAJAR, Luis Guillermo Perez also enjoys the protective measures that are implemented collectively by the Ministry of the Interior and Justice in favor of its members; they consist of protection for the office, a vehicle and AVANTEL communication equipment. 2. Request to lift the measures 18. The State indicated that, despite the Court’s request in its Order of September 2, 2010, the beneficiaries of the provisional measures had not presented information on the situation of each of the beneficiaries. In addition, it had not received requests for protection from them and did not know where they lived. 19. The Commission indicated that, at least, Viviana Barrera has stated that she continues to receive telephone calls that could fall within the context of intimidation and threats. The Commission considered it essential that, together with the risk assessments, all necessary efforts were made to ensure that the criminal investigations contribute to identifying the sources of risk in order to verify whether it 5