investigated thoroughly; autopsies must be performed, and human remains rigorously examined by competent professionals using the most appropriate procedures. 129 82. An analysis of the body removal form in the instant case shows that: (i) no special investigator or prosecutor was involved; (ii) the body was removed by police personnel allegedly stationed at the scene; (iii) no forensic doctor or laboratory personnel were involved; (iv) no photographic sequence was made; and (v) the report is adulterated since erasures can be seen in the points relating to "return to the city" and "arrival at the morgue." Additionally, the observations contained in the same record indicate that "a legal lifting [of the body] was not carried out." 130 In short, as it can be seen from this document, the body was not subjected to forensic medical examinations to determine the causes and circumstances of death; and it was recorded as the body of the alleged victim without being identified by his relatives, acquaintances, or witnesses, and without having applied other forensic methods of identification (particular characteristics, dental records, DNA tests, etc.). These deficiencies could not be remedied since the body referred to in the document was allegedly removed from the morgue facilities where it was taken to by the police, which calls into question compliance with the obligations of the State as to chain of custody. 131 Consequently, the documentation presented as alleged evidence of the removal of the body of Juan Carlos Flores Bedregal does not meet international standards for the clarification of potentially unlawful death. 132 Based on the above – given the acts and omissions of state agents – there is no certainty that Mr. Flores Bedregal's body was removed. 83. In view of the foregoing, the Court will now analyze the elements to be taken into account in determining the principle of execution of forced disappearance, namely: (i) the participation or acquiescence of State agents in the events; (ii) deprivation of liberty; iii) the refusal to acknowledge the detention, provide information, or reveal the victim's fate or whereabouts. 84. With regard to the participation of State agents or individuals acting with the acquiescence of State agents, it has already been established that the seizure of the COB, during which Juan Carlos Flores Bedregal was arrested, was part of the actions perpetrated in the context of the coup d'état promoted by Luis García Meza. This was corroborated both in the judgments of the Suits for Damages 133, and in the criminal process "Public Prosecutor v/ Franz Pizarro Solano et al." 134 Consequently, the participation of State agents and paramilitary groups that acted with State acquiescence in the seizure of the COB and in the facts of this case has been confirmed. Cf. Case of Juan Humberto Sánchez v. Honduras, supra, para. 127; and Case of Olivares Muñoz et al. v. Venezuela, supra, para. 121, and Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death, supra. 130 Cf. Body removal form, Form D4, supra. 131 Rogelio Gómez Espinoza testified before the domestic courts that the body was deposited in the morgue of the Clinical Hospital (Hospital de Clínicas) and half an hour later he found out that it had been stolen. These statements were controversial among the representatives, with the arguments that these police officers were subsequently convicted of the crimes of cover-up and false testimony. Cf. Resolution No. 129/2007 of the Second Circuit Criminal Court, of December 12, 2007, supra. 132 International standards indicate that the crime scene and the area adjacent to the body must be secured and that only the investigator and their team are to be admitted; it must be kept in custody and avoid any contamination; it must be photographed before and after the removal of the body; blood samples, hair, fibers, threads or other evidence must be collected and preserved; the area should be examined for shoe prints or anything else of an evidentiary nature; and a report must be prepared detailing the observations, the actions of the researchers and the collected evidence. The body must be handled by professionals who are trained to examine and move it properly. See Minnesota Protocol on the Investigations of any potentially unlawful death, supra. 133 Cf. Judgment of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation of April 15, 1993, supra. 134 Resolution No. 129/2007 of the Second Circuit Criminal Court, of December 12, 2007, supra. 129 28

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