4)
Ildefonso Rafael Finol Ocando, economist, member of the 1999 Constituent
Assembly for the state of Zulia, Director of the Zulian Institute for Border Affairs,
specialist in border affairs between the Republic of Colombia and the Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela, who will testify about: the reality faced by those displaced or
the refugees from Colombian territory who, over time, have been aided by the
Venezuelan State.
D. Expert witnesses proposed by the representatives
5)
Raúl Cubas, graduate in business administration, who will refer to: (i) the
situation in the state of Zulia at the time of the facts and in the border area of the
municipality of Machiques; (ii) the alleged context of violence in the area, owing both
to the influx of illegal armed groups, and the peasant land struggles; (iii) the
supposed effects of this context on the work of the human rights defenders, and iv)
the lines of investigation that could have been followed up on in the case according
to the evidence in the case file.
6)
Pedro Berrizbeitia, lawyer, who will refer to: (i) the laws in force under
Venezuelan criminal procedure regarding the role of the State as guarantor of the
right to life, and (ii) the circumstances that have contributed to the alleged impunity
in this case, analyzing the domestic investigations, including the follow-up on logical
lines of investigation.
7)
Alfredo Infante, Jesuit priest, former Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service in
Latin America and the Caribbean and former Coordinator of this organization, who
will refer to: (i) the risks that exist in the border area between Venezuela and
Colombia, and (ii) the implications of such risks for the efforts of humanitarian
workers and human rights defenders who work with the refugee population.
8)
Claudia Samayoa, Coordinator of the Unit for the Protection of Human Rights
Defenders - Guatemala (UDEFEGUA), who will refer to: (i) the measures of
protection for human rights defenders in dangerous situations, and (ii) the criminal
investigation of patterns of human rights violations against them.
9)
Claudia Carrillo, psychologist, who will refer to: (i) the supposed impact on
Yelitze Lisbeth Moreno Cova, Luis César Castillo Moreno, Yolanda Margarita González,
Jaime Josué Castillo González and Julijai Castillo González of the violations of their
human rights, in particular because of the execution of Joe Luis Castillo González and
the attempt on the life of his wife Yelitza Lisbeth Moreno and his son Luis César, and
(ii) the supposed impact on the family group as a whole of all the alleged problems
suffered, in particular the shock and post-traumatic stress resulting from the attack.
2.
To require the representatives and the State, in accordance with considering
paragraph 17 of this Order, and within the non-extendible time frame that expires on
February 14, 2012, to submit any questions they consider pertinent to ask through the
Inter-American Court of the presumed victims, witnesses and expert witnesses mentioned
in the first operative paragraph. The testimony and the expert opinions must be submitted
by February 22, 2012, at the latest.
3.
To require the representatives and the State to coordinate and take the necessary
measures so that, when the questions of the parties have been received, if applicable, the
proposed deponents and the expert witness include the respective answers in their
affidavits, in accordance with considering paragraph 17 of this Order.
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