67 233. Hence, this Tribunal considers that there is no sufficient evidence to conclude that the alleged victims were attacked by individuals or that those individuals prevented them from performing their journalistic duties on that occasion. Moreover, the evidence tendered is not enough to consider as proven the fact that the National Guard did not intervene, though it could, in order to protect the alleged victims in such incident. Consequently, it has not been proven that the personal integrity of the alleged victims has been violated or the exercise of their profession affected. * * * 234. The Commission alleged that on December 3, 2003 a group of individuals threw bottles at the news team of Globovisión, composed of Ademar Dona, José Umbría and reporter Martha Palma Troconis, who were covering a demonstration of employees of the Venezuelan Social Security Institute; that they tried to hit the cameraman and his assistant, who were insulted. The news team of Globovisión withdrew without finishing the coverage of the story211. The State pointed out that the complaint for these incidents was lodged ten months and twenty-three days after the alleged verbal attacks. 235. This incident was reported before the 68º Public Prosecutor Office of Caracas Metropolitan Area212, almost eleven months after it occured and the State informed that on October 10, 2007, the Public Prosecutor Office in charge of the case, ordered the appearance in the proceedings of Mrs. Palma Troconis and Mr. Umbría so as to render a testimony about the investigated facts. On October 18, 2007, Mr. Ademar David Dona López was interviewed. As to the investigation, the Court notes an unwarranted procedural delay, since the first proceeding was carried out more than three years after the opening of the investigation (infra para. *). 236. Mr. Dona López213 and Mrs. Palma Troconis214 offered to render a statement in this regard; however, no sufficient evidence has been tendered to consider this fact proven. * * * 237. The Commission alleged that on January 18, 2004, while the cameraman Joshua Torres and his assistant, Zullivan Peña, were recording an attack, several people hit and damaged the vehicle in which they were, with pipes and stones. The vehicle was even shot. The alleged victims managed to pull over far from the area where the attackers were, under the protection of the Metropolitan Police.215 211 On December 3, 2003, a Globovisión news team comprising Ademar Dona, José Umbría, and reporter Martha Palma Troconis were covering a demonstration by employees of the Venezuelan Social Security Institute. A group of people were in the area, engaged in an argument; on Cf.ing the Globovisión team, they began to throw bottles at them. Some insulted the cameraman and his assistant, and attempted to hit them. The Globovisión workers withdrew without being able to cover the story”. 212 Cf. brief of October 26, 2004 forwarded to the 68º Public Prosecutor Office of Caracas Metropolitan Area (records of evidence, volume V, pages 1671-1749). 213 Cf. statement rendered by Ademar Dona (records of evidence, volume X, appendix 50 to the brief of pleadings, motions and arguments, page 3080). 214 Cf. statement rendered by Martha Isabel Palma Troconis (records of evidence, volume X, appendix 50 to the brief of pleadings, motions and arguments, page 3056). 215 The Commission argued in the application that “On January 18, 2004, a Globovisión news team comprising cameraman Joshua Torres and camera assistant Zullivan Peña were in a station-owned vehicle on