29. On May 22, 2000, Mr. López was again taken to Metropolitan Police Station 11, 44 where he was held until December 14 of that year. C. Domestic administrative and judicial proceedings C.1 The criminal and police disciplinary proceedings brought against Jorge Luis López Sosa 30. Mr. López faced two types of legal proceedings for his alleged participation in the attempted coup d’état: police disciplinary proceedings (an administrative investigation) and criminal proceedings. a) Police disciplinary proceedings 31. With regard to the police disciplinary proceedings, on May 19, 2000, the same day on which Mr. López Sosa was detained under disciplinary regulations, Inspector (Comisario) J.B.P. sent a memorandum to Metropolitan Police Headquarters reporting that Mr. López and six other officers had been arrested and detained due to their alleged participation in the “attempted attack on the residence of the Minister of the Interior, W.B.” 45 Mr. López’s detention was ordered as a security measure after the administrative investigation process got under way for his alleged participation in the attempted coup d’état. 32. On May 23, 2000, the Court of First Instance, Fourth Rotation, ordered an investigative investigation against Mr. López and other officers for “punishable acts against the existence of the State and attempted coup d’état.” 46 33. On June 7, 2000, the Court of First Instance, Fourth Rotation, held a session at the Headquarters of the Specialized Group, with the investigating judge, the attorney general of courts and the Deputy National Public Prosecutor in attendance, in order to take a statement from Mr. López in relation to the administrative investigation that had been ordered against him. During the session, he was informed of the constitutional guarantees established in subparagraphs 5 and 7 of Article 17 of the National Constitution, 47 as well as his right to appoint a defense attorney to assist him in the case, or to have a defender provided by the Office of Police Justice. 48 Mr. López 44 Cf. Final Judgment No. 1 of the Collegiate Trial Court of the Judicial District of Asunción, Case 01-0102-01-2000-2606, “J.B.P., M.P., O.V., W.P., for infliction of bodily injury in the performance of public duties and others” of December 30, 2019 (evidence file, folio 185). 45 Cf. Memorandum No. 62/00 from Inspector (Comisario) J.B.P. to Inspector (Comisario) J.D.O., of May 19, 2000 (evidence file, folio 1614). 46 Cf. Court of First Instance, Fourth Rotation, Decision No. 89, of May 23, 2000 (evidence file, folios 10691 and 10692). 47 These subparagraphs established that “[i]n criminal proceedings, or any other proceedings that may result in a penalty or a sanction, all persons have the right to: […] 5) defend themselves or be assisted by defense attorneys of their choice; 6) have the State provide them with a defense attorney for free, if they do not have the financial resources to pay for one; […] 48 Cf. Interlocutory Order 124 of the Court of First Instance, Fourth Rotation, of June 7, 2000 (evidence file, folios 458 to 463). 11