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168. On May 9, 1995, Juana García Depaz filed a complaint about the events that occurred
between January 17 and 18, 1982.259 That complaint was repeated in statements made to the Rabinal
Municipal Attorney’s Office on February 8, June 13 and September 26, 2006.260 In those statements,
Mrs. García Depaz maintained that she knew the precise location where her family members were
buried.261
169. Between October 9 and 10, 2006, the Rabinal Municipal Attorney’s Office conducted an
exhumation with the help of the Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Foundation.262 Four skeletal
remains were discovered.263 On March 28, 2007, Juana García Depaz filed an amplification of the
statement she made to the Rabinal Municipal Attorney’s Office.264 She named Jesús Milian Milian,
deceased commander of the civil self-defense patrols, as one of those responsible for her family
members’ deaths. She maintained that his wife was said to have reported the three alleged victims to
the commander of the Army forces in the village of Chirrúm.265
170. On November 2, 2009, Juana Garcia Depaz gave a sworn statement where she again
made reference to the events that occurred.266 According to the information provided by the State in its
communication of September 11, 2013, on June 27, 2012, two ossuaries were handed over to Mrs.
Juana García Depaz.
171.
The Commission has no information of any further progress made in this process.
2.3.4. Concerning the events of November 26, 1982 and March 2, 1983 – Case File No. 137897
259
Annex 10. Statement by Juana García de Paz, February 8, 2006. Case File No. 802-95. Annex 7 of the petitioners’
communication of December 13, 2007.
260
Annex 16. Complaint filed with the Public Prosecution Service, dated June 13, 2006. Complaint MP 247/2006/648.
Annex 9 of the petitioners’ communication of December 13, 2007; Annex 16. Statement by Juana García de Paz in the presence
of the Rabinal Municipal Attorney’s Office, dated September 26, 2006. Complaint MP 247/2006/648. Annex 9 of the petitioners’
communication of December 13, 2007.
261
Annex 16. Complaint filed with the Public Prosecution Service, dated June 13, 2006. Complaint MP 247/2006/648.
Annex 9 of the petitioners’ communication of December 13, 2007; Annex 16. Statement by Juana García de Paz in the presence
of the Rabinal Municipal Attorney’s Office, dated September 26, 2006. Complaint MP 247/2006/648. Annex 9 of the petitioners’
communication of December 13, 2007.
262
Annex 16. Exhumation proceeding conducted by the Office of the Rabinal Municipal Attorney, October 9 and 10,
2006. Annex 9 of the petitioners’ communication of December 13, 2007.
263
Annex 16. Procedural Memorandum No. 1999-2006 of the Civil National Police Force, dated October 10, 2006.
Annex 9 of the petitioners’ communication of December 13, 2007.
264
Annex 16. Amplification of a statement by Juana García Depaz, dated March 28, 2007. Annex 9 of the petitioners’
communication of December 13, 2007.
265
Annex 16. Amplification of a statement by Juana García Depaz, dated March 28, 2007. Annex 9 of the petitioners’
communication of December 13, 2007.
266
Annex 17. Sworn statement of Juana Garcia Depaz, dated November 2, 2009. Attached to the petitioners’
communication of November 3, 2009.