13 49. For its part, the Constitution affords “any aggrieved person” the right to file a petition seeking amparo relief to protect his or her constitutional rights.45 Under the law, the aggrieved person shall file the petition for amparo relief within two months of the date of notification of the act being challenged; furthermore, the petition “may also be filed even when the act constituting a violation of rights is not in writing.”46 D. The proceedings conducted against the alleged victims 1. Adán Guillermo López Lone 50. At the time of the events, Judge Adán Guillermo López Lone was serving as a Sentencing Judge on San Pedro Sula’s Sentencing Court and was Chair of the Executive Board of the Asociación de Jueces por la Democracia..47 By the time of the events he had served in the Judicial Branch for nearly eight years and had never been disciplined.48 51. On Sunday, July 5, 2009, Judge López participated in a mass demonstration near Toncontín Airport, which ended in a violent clash between the demonstrators and the police and armed forces.49 In the course of that clash, Judge López Lone’s left leg was fractured,50 which was disclosed in media coverage of the events.51 http://www.poderjudicial.gob.hn/transparencia/regulacion/Documents/Reglamento%20Interno%20del%20Consejo%20de%20l a%20Carrera%20Judicial.pdf 45 Constitution of the Republic of Honduras of 1982 (with amendments introduced up to January 20, 2006). Article 183; Law on Constitutional Justice, Decree No. 244, La Gaceta No. 30,792 of August 30, 2004, Articles 41-42. Available [in Spanish] at: http://www.poderjudicial.gob.hn/transparencia/regulacion/Documents/Ley%20Sobre%20Justicia%20Constitucional.pdf 46 Law on Constitutional Justice, Decree No. 244, La Gaceta No. 30,792 of August 30, 2004, Articles 43 and 48. 47 Annex 13. Judiciary. Republic of Honduras. Office of the Director of Personnel Management. File No. 191-2009. Complaint: 268-IGJT-PJ-2006. Rebuttal Hearing #172-2009, December 3, 2009, page 71. Attachment to the petitioners’ communication of January 20, 2011. 48 Annex 13. Judiciary. Republic of Honduras. Office of the Director of Personnel Management. File No. 191-2009. Complaint: 268-IGJT-PJ-2006. Office of the Director of Personnel Management. Judicial Career Service. Rebuttal Hearing #1722009, December 3, 2009. Attachment to the petitioners’ communication of January 20, 2011. 49 Annex 13 Judiciary. Republic of Honduras. Office of the Director of Personnel Management. File No. 191-2009. Complaint: 268-IGJT-PJ-2006. Tiempo. July 6, 2009. Enfrentamiento entre Ejército y manifestantes deja un muerto [Clash between Army and demonstrators leaves one dead]; La Tribuna. July 6, 2009. Confuso y sangriento enfrentamiento [Confusion and a bloody clash]; La Prensa. July 6, 2009. Mel no atendió llamados y hay una víctima mortal [Mel did not answer calls and one victim dead]. Attachment to the petitioners’ communication of January 20, 2011. 50 Annex 13. Judiciary. Republic of Honduras. Office of the Director of Personnel Management. File No. 191-2009. Complaint: 268-IGJT-PJ-2006. Honduras Medical Center. Report of July 6, 2009; Instituto Hondureño de Seguridad Social. July 10, 2009. Certificate of Temporary Disability No. 432890. Attachment to the petitioners’ communication of January 20, 2011. Attachment to the petitioners’ communication of January 20, 2011. 51 See Annex 13. Judiciary. Republic of Honduras. Office of the Director of Personnel Management. File No. 191-2009. Complaint: 268-IGJT-PJ-2006. Press releases: Tiempo. July 6, 2009. Enfrentamiento entre Ejército y manifestantes deja un muerto [Clash between Army and demonstrators leaves one dead]; La Tribuna. July 6, 2009. Confuso y sangriento enfrentamiento [Confusion and a bloody clash]; La Prensa. July 6, 2009. Mel no atendió llamados y hay una víctima mortal [Mel did not answer calls and one victim dead]. Attachment to the petitioners’ communication of January 20, 2011. Attachment to the petitioners’ communication of January 20, 2011. Attachment to the petitioners’ communication of January 20, 2011.