43 Prosecutor of the Second Court of First Instance of the Department of Intibucá asked the Justice of the Peace of Colomoncagua to summon 13 persons to render testimony.64 That Court recorded on March 16, 1995 that it could not summon Angel Belisario Hernández González (the alleged perpetrator) because it did not know his address, and it sent the file once again to the Second Court of First Instance of the Department of Intibucá;65 25. on August 5, 1997, the Supreme Court of Justice requested the file ad effectum videndi. Said Court returned the file to the Second Court of First Instance of Intibucá on September 1, 1997, stating that it had no observations and that “respecting the independence of the lower [c]ourts, it issue[d] no ruling with respect to the case being discussed. Furthermore, the parties have access to the remedies entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the application, p. 676; Statement by Rosa Delia Sánchez before the Justice of the Peace in Colomoncagua on February 22, 1995 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the application, p. 677; and Statement by María Dominga Sánchez before the Justice of the Peace in Colomoncagua on February 22, 1995 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the application, p. 678. 64 Request for witnesses by the Public Prosecutor’s Office on February 22, 1995 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the application, p. 679; Statement by Juan José Vijil Hernández before the Justice of the Peace in Colomoncagua on March 9, 1995 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the application, pp. 680 to 681; Statement by Domitila Vijil Sánchez before the Justice of the Peace in Colomoncagua on March 9, 1995 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the application, pp. 681 to 682; Statement by Francisco Sánchez before the Justice of the Peace in Colomoncagua on March 9, 1995 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the application, p. 682; Statement by Juana Bautista de Hernández before the Justice of the Peace in Colomoncagua on March 9, 1995 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the application, p. 683; Statement by Leonidas Márquez Del Cid before the Justice of the Peace in Colomoncagua on March 9, 1995 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the application, p. 683; Statement by Adán Vijil Ramos. before the Justice of the Peace in Colomoncagua on March 9, 1995 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the application, p. 684; Statement by Pablo Vijil Argueta before the Justice of the Peace of Colomoncagua March 9, 1995 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the application, pp. 684 to 685; Statement by Mario de Jesús Sánchez before the Justice of the Peace in Colomoncagua on March 9, 1995 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the application, p. 685; Statement by Pedro Canales before the Justice of the Peace in Colomoncagua on March 9, 1995 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the application, pp. 686 to 687; Statement by José Alberto Ramos Alvarado before the Justice of the Peace in Colomoncagua on March 10, 1995 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the application, p. 687; Statement by Santos Amaya Canales before the Justice of the Peace in Colomoncagua on March 10, 1995 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the application, p. 687-688; Statement by Modesto Rodas Hernández Hernández before the Justice of the Peace in Colomoncagua on March 10, 1995 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the application, pp. 688 to 689; Statement by José Celso Ramos before the Justice of the Peace in Colomoncagua on March 10, 1995, in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the application, p. 689; and Statement by Antonio Hernández Márquez before the Justice of the Peace in Colomoncagua on March 10, 1995 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the application, pp. 689 to 690. 65 Attestation by the Justice of the Peace of Colomoncagua de March 16, 1995 in which it forwards the file to the Second Court of First Instance in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the application, p. 690; and Writ of receipt of the file by the Second Court of First Instance of the Department of Intibucá of March 20, 1995 in a file at the Secretariat of the Court entitled “Caso Juan Sánchez. Fondo. Tomo II,” Annex 1 of the answer to the application, p. 691.