11 Claudio Grossman, Delegate Denise Gilman, Advisor Elizabeth Abi-Mershed, Advisor Viviana Krsticevic, Assistant; and Raquel Aldana-Pindell, Assistant. Witness proposed by the Commission: Otoniel de la Roca Mendoza. Although the Court had summoned him as a witness, Nery Ángel Urízar García, also proposed by the Commission, did not appear. 49. During the public hearing (supra 48), the Inter-American Commission presented a copy of the identity document of Cristóbal Che Pérez (infra 91.C). 50. On October 26, 1998, the Secretariat sent the State the summonses for the witnesses convened by the Court for the following November 22. On October 30, 1998, the State sent the records of the notification of the said witnesses, except for those of Julio Roberto Alpírez and Gregorio Ávila. On November 19, 1998, the State sent the record of the notification of Alpírez. 51. On October 30, 1998, the Commission presented the address of Gregorio Ávila. On November 2, 1998, the Secretariat sent the State the address and the summons for Ávila so that it could follow the same steps as in the previous cases. On November 9, 1998, the State indicated that it had tried to locate and notify Gregorio Ávila, but this had not been possible. The Secretariat requested the Commission to send any additional information about the identity of this witness. 52. On October 30, 1998, Acisclo Valladares Molina informed the Court of his willingness to attend the public hearing for which he had been summoned (supra 43). 53. On November 5 and 18, 1998, Cintrón Gálvez, a witness summoned in this proceeding, stated his position about his participation in the public hearing of the following November 22, and also about the case in general. On November 23, 1998, the Secretariat informed Cintrón Gálvez that the inter-American system did not provide for the participation of third parties. 54. On November 22 and 23, 1998, a public hearing on the merits of this case was held at the seat of the Court, when the testimonies offered by the Commission were received and the final oral arguments of the parties were heard. There appeared before the Court: For the State of Guatemala: Guillermo Argueta Villagrán, Agent Marta Altolaguirre Larraondo, Advisor Alejandro Sánchez Garrido, Advisor; and Dennis Alonzo Mazariegos; Advisor For the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: