disappearance of the said university professor.” 125 In response to this instruction, and to comply with the President’s request, an extrajudicial committee was established, known as the “Joint Board,” composed of members of the Armed Forces Secretariat of State, the National Investigations Department (DNI), and the National Police, with the assistance of the Attorney General of the Republic. 126 112. The Joint Board operated in parallel to the judicial investigation opened in May 1995 before the Seventh Court of the National District (infra para. 115). 127 113. At the beginning of August 1998, the Joint Board delivered a report to President Leonel Fernández and to the Attorney General of the Republic. The President called this report “provisional” or “preliminary.” According to the body of evidence, and taking into account the information included by the State in its answer, the Court understands that the Joint Board concluded its task in August 1998. 128 114. In its report, the Joint Board evaluated the work of the Police Board, referred to and assessed some of the interviews conducted, but did not come to any conclusions regarding what happened to Mr. González Medina. However, it made the following recommendations: (a) That this file be forwarded to the President […] Leonel Fernández Reyna […] for his information and for the purposes he considers appropriate; (b) That, […] following the President’s authorization, this file, […] be forwarded to the Attorney General of the Republic, so that this judicial official may then refer it to the National District Public Prosecutor […] so that this judicial official may forward it to the competent Investigating Court, for the different elements to be assessed […] because, in our opinion, they can assist the Investigating Court issue a decision on the “disappearance” of Professor Narciso. 129 B.8) Investigations conducted by the Investigating Court, the Review Chamber, and the Public Prosecution Service 115. On June 12, 1995, Luz Altagracia Ramírez and her children filed a civil complaint before the Investigating Judge of the National District Seventh Circuit (hereinafter also “Seventh Investigating Court” or “Investigating Court”) for violation of the laws that define 125 Report of the Joint Board, supra note 109, point a-8, folio 3848. See also: testimony given by Mario José Martín Suriel Núñez before the Inter-American Court during the public hearing held in this case on June 28, 2011; application brief of the Inter-American Commission (merits file, tome I, folio 148, para. 79); the representatives’ pleadings and motions brief (merits file, tome II, folio 351), and the State’s answering brief (merits file, tome II, folio 701, para. 100). 126 Cf. Report of the Joint Board, supra note 109, point a-9, folio 3848. 127 Cf. Affidavit made by witness Guillermo Moreno García on June 20, 2011 (merits file, tome III, folio 1109). 128 Cf. Newspaper article entitled “Leonel dara el miércoles informe Narciso,” published in El Nacional on August 3, 1998 (file of attachments to the pleadings and motions brief, attachment 19, folio 5032); newspaper article entitled “El informe del caso Narcisazo crea una gran expectativa en la población,” published in La República on August 5, 1998 (file of attachments to the pleadings and motions brief, attachment 18, folio 4971); newspaper article entitled “Narcisazo genera expectativa[.] Entrega hoy informe caso,” published in El Siglo on August 5, 1998 (file of attachments to the pleadings and motions brief, attachment 18, folio 4972); newspaper article entitled “La Fiscalía ya tiene expediente caso Narcisazo,” published in Última Hora on August 6, 1998 (file of attachments to the pleadings and motions brief, attachment 18, folio 4973). In the brief answering the application, the State indicated that “[o]n August 5, 1998, President Leonel Fernández classified the Joint Board’s reports as provisional. Thereafter the investigations have only been conducted by the Public Prosecution Service.” Answering brief (merits file, tome II, folio 701, para. 103). 129 Report of the Joint Board, supra note 109, points 2(a) and 2(b), folios 3849 to 3860. 38