mocking laugh. Mr. Ponce Villacís also indicated that neither of the police officers identified themselves, and that they were in constant communication by radio with a third person; c. The two police officers that asked him to stop the car belonged to the Tourism Police unit, according to the emblem Mr. Ponce Villacís was able to observe on their arms, and the green vests they were wearing bore the numbers 134 and 169. Additionally, they were travelling in a patrol car with license plate PXB-310, which, even though operated by members of the National Police Force of the Tourism unit, belongs to the Metropolitan Public Company of Logistics for Safety and Civic Coexistence, which is under the authority of the Municipality of the Metropolitan District of Quito; d. Next, a second patrol car from the same company appeared with two additional police officers. They told him that it was a traffic problem, but that they had to wait for the colonel. At the same time, one of the two officers that made the initial stop told him he had committed two misdemeanors and that one of them was having “resisted an officer”. When Mr. Ponce Villacís asked him what he had done to resist, the police office would not respond; e. Mr. Ponce Villacís stated that in the conversation among the police officers, he overheard one of them say “he’s the attorney.” However, he could not hear anything else; f. Later, more police officers arrived on motorcycles. One of them, a traffic officer, assumed leadership of the incident and told him that the vehicle had been stopped for failing to comply with the 2010 vehicle registration requirements and that Mr. Ponce Villacís would have to accompany him. Mr. Ponce Villacís responded to this order by telling him that this was not the proper procedure under the law. He told them that they could take the car if they wanted to, but that he was not going to go with them; g. Mr. Ponce Villacís also stated that all during the procedure there was a person dressed in black and wearing a bulletproof vest standing next to his vehicle. The person had an intimidating attitude and, without speaking a word, he took a picture of him and left; h. Finally the traffic police officer returned his documents, did not give him any ticket whatsoever, recommended that he register the vehicle, and told him he could leave, and i. Mr. Ponce Villacís stated that as he was driving home, a gray Chevrolet without a license plate was following him. He decided not to go home but to his law office. He got out of the car with his daughter, who was with him the whole time, and later exited the building through a different door. 4. The communication dated March 28, 2011, from the Secretariat of the Court (hereinafter “the Secretariat”) following the instructions of the President of the Tribunal (hereinafter “the President”) and based on Article 27(5) of the Rules of Procedure requesting that the State forward any comments it considered pertinent on the request for provisional measures along with any other documentation considered relevant, and to do so no later than April 8, 2011. 2