33 forensic physician.207 The exhumation report, presented on July 7, 1993, stated that the task of gathering and examining the skeletal remains was very difficult, since “most of the bones were detached (and) no ante mortem data were available for a number of the individuals.” The report stated that sever persons were identified: Patrocinio Chen; Agustín Juárez; Pedro Gallego; Domingo Cahuec; Victor Juárez; Cruz Sic and Andrea Osorio.208 They added that at least 31 individuals were buried in the clandestine graves. The evidence found suggested that “the victims died violent deaths, as shown by the ropes still tied to their necks, their hands tied behind backs, shots fired to finish victims off, fractures in different parts of the body (…) in some of the skeletal remains.”209 141. On May 7, 1993, the Criminal Court of First Instance for Drug-related Activity and Crimes against the Environment asked the commander of the Military Reserves for the names of the persons serving as military commissioners and their assistants in the municipality of Rabinal in 1982 and whether they had been detailed to any mission on January 8 of that year.210 In his reply, the commander said that “there were no military commissioners in that village in 1982 because that area had been taken over as a base of terrorist operations (…) thus (…) he could not provide the name of any commission in operation as of January 8, 1982.”211 142. On June 3, 1993, the Criminal Court of First Instance indicated that the case file “has not been located” and therefore asked the Office of the President of the Judicial Branch to “kindly order that a person be sent to the general archives of the courts to assist in locating the case file.”212 143. On August 10, 1993, the Criminal Court of First instance received from the departmental coroner various objects associated with the skeletal remains found in the graves.213 It is worth noting here that three military registrations and one credential of military reservists were also found. 144. On September 2, 1996, the Human Rights Ombudsman presented a report on the events that occurred in the village of Chichupac, and on the events that occurred in the village of Río Negro on March 13, 1982, and at the place known as Plan de Sánchez on July 18, 1982.214 He maintained that: 207 Annex 9. Record by the Office of the Rabinal Justice of the Peace on the exhumation of bodies in a clandestine gravesite. Judicial case No. 255-93, pp. 96-107. Annex 2 of the petitioners’ communication of December 13, 2007. 208 Annex 7. Report on the Documentation of the Victims of the Chichupac Massacre, Municipality of Rabinal, department of Baja Verapaz. Certification of Case File No. 001-2005-95839, p. 34. Annex 1 of the petitioners’ communication of December 13, 2007. 209 Annex 7. Report on the Documentation of the Victims of the Chichupac Massacre, Municipality of Rabinal, department of Baja Verapaz. Certification of Case File No. 001-2005-95839, p. 34. Annex 1 of the petitioners’ communication of December 13, 2007. 210 Annex 7. Order from the Judge of First Instance, dated May 10, 1993. Certification of Case File No. 001-200595839, p. 262. Annex 1 of the petitioners’ communication of December 13, 2007. 211 Annex 7. Memorandum No. G2-34-93/hng from the Commandant of the José Barrera Departmental Military Reserves, dated May 9, 1993. Certification of Case File No. 001-2005-95839, p. 261. Annex 1 of the petitioners’ communication of December 13, 2007. 212 Annex 7. Order from the Criminal Court of First Instance for Drug-related Activity and Crimes against the Environment, June 3, 1993. Certification of Case File No. 001-2005-95839. Annex 1 of the petitioners’ communication of December 13, 2007. 213 Annex 7. Memorandum from the departmental coroner, René Sánchez, dated August 10, 1993. Certification of Case File No. 001-2005-95839, pp. 147-150. Annex 1 of the petitioners’ communication of December 13, 2007.