3 the Commission (supra Having Seen 9) for it to submit its observations on the proposal, and the February 5, 2003 brief by the Venezuelan State, in which it stated that “the Venezuelan State has no objection, when the public hearing is held, to the [witness proposed by the Commission] being heard.” 13. The February 6, 2003 Order of the President of the Court, in which he decided: 1. To summon the representatives of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and of the State of Venezuela to a public hearing at the seat of the InterAmerican Court, commencing at 10:30 hours on February 17, 2003, to hear testimony by the witnesses summoned and for the Court to hear their viewpoints regarding the facts and circumstances pertaining to implementation of the Provisional Measures in the cases of Liliana Ortega et al., Luis Uzcátegui and Luisiana Ríos et al. […] 3. To summon Luis Uzcátegui to appear before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, commencing at 10:30 hours on February 17, 2003 to render testimony on “non-compliance by the State regarding the measures ordered by the Court [and on] lack of investigation, lack of police protection, and constant threats and harassment by State agents [suffered] since the provisional measures were issued.” […] 6. To request the State of Venezuela to facilitate [Luis Uzcátegui’s] exit from and entry to its territory [having been summoned] by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to render testimony with respect to the instant Provisional Measures. 14. The February 14, 2003 brief by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in which it stated that Mr. Uzcátegui Jiménez will not attend “the [...] public hearing to be held at the seat of the Court in Costa Rica on February 17, 2003 [...] as he does not have the required documentation” and asked the court to “accept his sworn statement as his testimony.” 15. The February 15, 2003 notes by the Secretariat of the Court in which it informed the Commission and the State that “in view of the haste with which said brief was received at this Secretariat, it will be made known to the Inter-American Court” at the prior meeting before the public hearing summoned for February 17, 2003, where the parties will be able to make whatever observations they deem pertinent. 16. The public hearing on the instant Provisional Measures held at the seat of the Inter-American Court on February 17, 2003, where there appeared before the Court: On behalf of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Eduardo Bertoni, delegate; Juan Carlos Gutiérrez, assistant; Carlos Ayala, assistant, and Liliana Ortega, assistant. On behalf of the State of Venezuela: Jorge Dugarte Contreras, agent, and Gisela Aranda, assistant.