77.
Statements received. The file reveals that, at least over the period between 2005 and
2013, the prosecutor and the assistant prosecutor received numerous statements in the course
of the investigation.110
78.
Procedures to identify the last places that Claudina Velásquez presumably visited. On
September 4, 2005, the prosecutor and the assistant prosecutor went to the gas station in Zone
8, Mixco, to request the security video recordings on August 12 and 13, 2005. The gas station
administrator advised them that his security system only had 30 cassettes which he re-recorded
one month after they had been used. Therefore, he no longer had those recordings. 111 Also, on
October 30, 2007, the manager of the gas station of Zone 8, Mixco, was asked for information
on the invoices issued for instantaneous soups on August 12 and 13, 2005, and how they were
paid for.112 On April 23, 2008, the assistant prosecutor acknowledged receipt of the requested
information and asked for additional information on the types of soup billed.113
79.
Procedures related to the search for a taxi-type vehicle. On September 21, October 5 and
14 and November 9 and 28, 2005, March 28, June 6 and August 6, 2006, March 31, April 28 and
November 18, 2008, September 15, and October 5, 6, 7 and 31, 2011, and November 28, 2013,
the assistant prosecutor asked various entities and institutions for information on different
vehicles, taxi companies, and driving licenses. 114 This information was provided and/or
forwarded on October 10 and 14, and November 10 and 30, 2005, March 28, June 6 and July
14, 2006, April 15, and 19, and May 20, 2008, October 5, 7, 10, 21 and 31, 2011, and March 19
and 20, April 17, May 10, October 1, 29 and 30, and November 30, 2013.115
80.
Precautionary detentions ordered. On October 3, 2005, following the prosecutor’s
request,116 the judge of the case ordered the precautionary detention of two individuals linked to
the criminal investigation. On August 10, 2006, following a request by one of those subject to
precautionary detention, the judge of the case decreed that it be lifted in his case, because
“there [was no evidence that] he was linked to the proceedings” and “the investigation [was]
not subject to time limits.”117 The file contains no information on the situation of the second
person for whom precautionary detention was ordered.
81.
Procedures related to the supposed telephone calls that the presumed victim made and
received before her death, and use of telephones. Following authorization by the judge of the
case, on October 18 and 28 and November 9, 2005; July 24 to 26, August 7, October 31 and
November 15, 2006; May 7 and 30 and July 5, 2007; March 31 and April 2, 2008; April 13,
Cf. Statements before the prosecutor and the assistant prosecutor (evidence file, folios 2671 to 2675, 2879 to
2883, 2906 to 2932, 2935 to 2952, 2984 to 2985, 2987 to 2989, 3219 to 3221, 3786 to 3805, 3808 to 3853, 3859 to
3879, 3890 to 3901, 4007, 4012 to 4143, 4949 to 4953, 5653 to 5664, 5677 to 5766, 5772 to 5775, 6146 to 6151,
6194 to 6196, 6183 to 6196, and 6264 to 6268).
111
Cf. Statement of September 4, 2005, of the administrator of the Texaco “Millennium” Gas Station (evidence file,
folio 3806).
112
Cf. Communication MP001/2005/69430 of October 30, 2007, addressed to the Texaco “Millennium” Gas
Station” (evidence file, folios 4522 and 4524).
113
Cf. Communication MP001/2005/69430 of April 23, 2008, addressed to Star Plus, Sociedad Anónima (evidence
file, folio 4550).
114
Cf. Requests during 2005, 2008, 2011 and 2013 (evidence file, folios 4187, 4188, 4189, 4192 to 4194, 4220,
4238, 4261, 4294, 4391, 4419, 4545, 4553, 5476, 5479 and 6284).
115
Cf. Communications during 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2013 (evidence file, folios 4161, 4391, 5010 to 5014,
5019, 5040 to 5045, 5077 to 5122, 5454, 5476, 6221 to 6230 and 6258), and Records of driving license data from
2005, 2006, 2011, and 2013 (evidence file, folios 4984, 5244 to 5253, 5630 to 5647, 6537 to 6543 and 6517 to 6519).
116
Cf. Communication MP001/2005/69430 of October 24, 2005, addressed to the judge of the case (evidence file,
folio 2970), and Communication of the Second Criminal Trial Judge for Drug-trafficking and Environmental Crimes of
October 3, 2005 (evidence file, folios 3675 and 3676).
117
Cf. Communication of the Second Criminal Trial Judge for Drug-trafficking and Environmental Crimes of August
10, 2006 (evidence file, folios 3155 to 3158 and 3759 to 3762).
110
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