9 testified about the actions requested of and taken by the police and judicial authorities. He also testified about the investigation of one of the material authors who was later found guilty and about the actions taken to further develop the investigation of other material and intellectual authors. 17. During the public hearing, the Court heard the testimony of the following lay witnesses: a) Gloria Giralt de García Prieto, presented by both the Commission and the common intervener, is the mother of Ramón Mauricio García Prieto. She testified about the delays and irregularities in the judicial proceedings, as well as the actions undertaken before the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic of El Salvador, the Ministry of Public Safety, the Office of the Ombudsman for the Defense of Human Rights, and ONUSAL, among other institutions, in order to drive the investigation and trial of those responsible for the death of her son. In addition, she described the threats and acts of intimidation of which she and her family have been victim. She testified about the criminal complaints made to the authorities about these events, the corresponding investigations undertaken, as well as the damages and injuries suffered by her and her family. She also testified about the situation of risk to which she and her family have been subjected during their struggle for justice. b) Pedro José Cruz Rodríguez, presented by the common intervener, acted as assistant prosecutor in the Special Crimes Unit (“Unidad de Delitos Especiales”) of the Attorney General of the Republic (“Fiscalía General de la República”) and as coordinator for that unit. He testified about the irregularities, obstacles, and delays experienced in the prosecutor's investigation of Ramón Mauricio García Prieto's death. In addition, he testified about the actions undertaken and lines of investigation followed with respect to the third material author, the alleged intellectual authorship, and the investigation related to the threats suffered by Ramón Mauricio García Prieto's family as a result of their struggle for justice. Finally, he indicated that he suffered threats as a result of his involvement in the case. c) Fredy Ramos, presented by the State, was a prosecutor in the Special Crimes Unit at the time of the investigation. He testified about the investigation of the death of Ramón Mauricio García Prieto and some of the actions undertaken. d) Virginia Lorena Paredes de Dueñas, presented by the State, testified about the proceedings which she oversaw as a judge in the Third Criminal Court (“Juzgado Tercero de lo Penal”). In addition, she testified about the material and alleged intellectual authors of the homicide of Ramón Mauricio García Prieto and the threats suffered by the García Prieto family. She indicated, among other things, that the work performed by the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic of El Salvador had been diligent and that outside influence or obstacles to her work as a judge were inexistent. Finally, she justified the absence of certain investigative actions. B) EVALUATION OF THE EVIDENCE