to incorporate into the body of evidence the expert opinion provided by Magaly Vásquez
with regard to the examination of Venezuela’s criminal laws.
G. Final oral and written arguments and observations
30.
The representative and the State may submit to the Court their respective final oral
arguments on the merits and eventual reparations in this case after the testimony of the
presumed victim, witness, and expert witnesses. As established in Article 51(8) of the Rules
of Procedure, when the said arguments have concluded, the Inter-American Commission will
present its final oral observations.
31.
In accordance with Article 56 of the Rules of Procedure, the representatives and the
State may present their final written arguments, and the Commission its final written
observations on the merits and eventual reparations and costs, within the time frame
established in the operative paragraphs of this Order.
THEREFORE:
THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS,
in accordance with Articles 24(1) and 25(2) of the Statute of the Court, and Articles 4,
15(1), 26(1), 31(2), 45, 46, 50 to 55 and 60 of the Court’s Rules of Procedure, and also the
Rules for the Operation of the Victims’ Legal Assistance Fund,
DECIDES:
1.
To require, for the reasons set out in this Order, based on the principle of procedural
economy and in exercise of the authority granted him by Article 50(1) of the Court’s Rules
of Procedure of the Court, that the following persons provide their testimony by affidavit:
A. Presumed victims proposed by the representatives
1)
Yolanda Margarita González, mother of Joe Luis Castillo González; 2) Jaime
Josué Castillo, brother of Joe Luis Castillo González, and 3) Julijay Castillo, brother of
Joe Luis Castillo González; who will testify on the alleged impact on themselves and
their family.
B. Witnesses proposed by the representatives
2)
Luz Marina Márquez Frontado, who was a member of the administrative staff
of the Office for Social Action of the Apostolic Vicariate of Machiques, who will testify
about: (i) her experience in working with Joe Castillo González, and (ii) other
incidents that could be related to the attack on the life of Joe Castillo González and of
the members of his family.
3)
Ricardo Soberón, who will testify about: (i) his knowledge of some of the
projects carried out by Joe Luis Castillo owing to his work on the border between
Colombia and Venezuela, and (ii) the danger that human rights defenders faced in
the area.
C. Witness proposed by the State
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