whereabouts of Ms. Gutiérrez. They said that statements made by public officials on the investigation contradicted each other, given that it was suggested, on one hand, that Ms. Gutiérrez had left the country bound for Mexico and, on the other, that she was being held captive by Guatemalan guerrillas in "subhuman conditions.”70 In that regard, they said that both theories were false and a distraction since all Ms. Gutiérrez's documents were found at her home, which meant that she could not have traveled, while the leadership of the URNG had denied any involvement in the alleged victim's disappearance.71 60. On May 18, 2000, the migration authorities [Subdirección de Control Migratorio] said that there was no record of any migratory movements for Ms. Gutiérrez at La Aurora international Airport since September 1995.72 That same day, Ms. Gutiérrez's sister and daughter had a meeting with the Prosecutor General, Adolfo González Rodas.73 Both said that they were disappointed: (i) because there had been no progress in the investigation, and (ii) the Public Prosecution Service and the National Civil Police had pursued their investigations separately without coordinating their efforts.74 61. For their part, Ms. Gutiérrez's sisters, Ángela and Nilda Gutiérrez, said that since learning of the disappearance, Juan Arancibia—a Chilean researcher and former partner of the alleged victim—and Felipe Figueroa—a university lecturer and partner of the alleged victim—had cooperated with the family in the preliminary inquiries, which "ruled out romantic liaisons as a possible hypothesis for her disappearance.”75 62. On May 24, 2000, Saúl Estrada, Chief of the Juveniles and Missing Persons Section of the National Civil Police’s Criminal Investigation Service, told the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman that “a lot of information ha[d] leaked, which ha[d] hampered the investigation.”76 63. On May 31, 2000, Amnesty International issued a press release expressing concern at the disappearance of Ms. Gutiérrez and that the authorities had "taken no effective action to locate her.”77 It said that there were suggestions that her disappearance may have taken place in the context of a campaign against San Carlos University, given that two activist students at the University were reportedly killed in the same month that Mayra Gutié rrez disappeared, and that the University had been a long-term target of human rights violations in Guatemala.78 64. Amnesty International also suggested that the disappearance may have been politically motivated, in light of her participation in preparing a report on illegal adoptions in Guatemala.79 It said that 70 Annex 21. Open letter from the Psychology School of San Carlos University to Alfonso Portillo, Constitutional President of the Republic, May 16, 2000. Enclosed with the petitioners' brief received by the IACHR on October 30, 2000. 71 Annex 21. Open letter from the Psychology School of San Carlos University to Alfonso Portillo, Constitutional President of the Republic, May 16, 2000. Enclosed with the petitioners' brief received by the IACHR on October 30, 2000. 72 Annex 1. Judicial record, p. 38. Enclosed with the State's communication of November 23, 2014. Annex 22. Newspaper article “Desencantadas del Ministerio Público,” published in El Periódico, May 19, 2000. Enclosed with the petitioners' brief received by the IACHR on October 30, 2000. 73 74 Annex 22. Newspaper article “Desencantadas del Ministerio Público,” published in El Periódico, May 19, 2000. Enclosed with the petitioners' brief received by the IACHR on October 30, 2000. 75 Annex 23. Newspaper article “El misterio de Mayra,” published in El Mosaico, May 21, 2000. Enclosed with the petitioners' brief received by the IACHR on October 30, 2000. 76 Annex 10. Official letter from the Human Rights Ombudsman, July 31, 2000. Enclosed with the petitioners' brief received by the IACHR on October 30, 2000. 77 Annex 5. Amnesty International press release, Mayra Angelina Gutiérrez, May 31, 2000. Enclosed with the petitioners' brief received by the IACHR on October 30, 2000. 78 Annex 5. Amnesty International press release, Mayra Angelina Gutiérrez, May 31, 2000. Enclosed with the petitioners' brief received by the IACHR on October 30, 2000. 79 Annex 5. Amnesty International press release, Mayra Angelina Gutiérrez, May 31, 2000. Enclosed with the petitioners' brief received by the IACHR on October 30, 2000. 12