unknown man at her house asking for information about her address, saying that he worked for a company whose services Mrs. Gutiérrez had never hired.144 97. On May 13, 2005, while she was president of CCAJAR, a package was delivered to her residence containing a headless, dismembered doll painted red, with a crucifix drawn on the torso.145 The doll had a message that said: “You have a very attractive family; take good care of it; don’t sacrifice it.”146 98. As a result of those incidents, the lawyer and her daughter, Paula Romero Gutiérrez, twice had to leave their house and live somewhere else for a time.147 The first time that she was forced to leave her house, she did so for a period of eight months (see infra, par. 151).148 The Commission has no information regarding the exact date of the incident. The petitioners said that when the lawyer went back to her house to collect some personal effects she was followed and photographed.149 The Commission notes that the DAS carried out those surveillance activities, which continued even while she was staying with relatives in the municipality of Sogamoso, the place of her birth.150 The petitioners said that in light of the foregoing, the lawyer decided to travel temporarily to Europe with her family (see infra, par. 151).151 The Commission does not have additional information regarding the dates connected with that event or about the members of her family who accompanied her. 99. On February 6, 2015, in the context of a hearing in the trial of the Army intelligence agent Fredy Espitia Espinosa for the murder of the trade union leader Jorge Darío Hoyos Franco, Mr. Espitia verbally attacked Mrs. Gutiérrez.152 Mrs. Gutiérrez was representing the victims as their lawyer.153 1.6. Reinaldo Villalba Vargas 100. In December 2013 Reinaldo Villalba Vagas was a member of the CCAJAR assembly of partners.154 101. On February 28, 1996, he received a sufragio (message of condolence) from the COLSINGUE Group (an acronym that stands for Colombia sin Guerrilla [Colombia without Guerrillas]).155 It express condolences for the soul of Mrs. Margarita Arregocés.156 The petitioners explained that such messages of condolences for the death of a loved one are often used in Colombia as a way of issuing a death threat to the recipient.157 102. The petitioners said that on March 13, 1997, he was arbitrarily detained by the police (allegedly while in the act of committing a crime) because of his efforts to provide legal assistance to a group of students who had been detained after taking part in a rally to stop the closure of night schools in Bogota.158 Villalba was taken to the cells of the XVIIth Precinct in Candelaria, Bogotá, and turned over to the 85th Municipal Criminal Statements of CCAJAR lawyers in an investigation conducted by the Prosecution Unit Delegated to the Supreme Court of Justice. Annex 77 to the petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 145 Actions taken against CCAJAR and its members. Annex 76 to the petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 146 Actions taken against CCAJAR and its members. Annex 76 to the petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 147 Petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 148 Statements of CCAJAR lawyers in an investigation conducted by the Prosecution Unit Delegated to the Supreme Court of Justice. Annex 77 to the petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 149 Petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 150 Surveillance of CCAJAR members and their families. Annex 73 to the petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013; Actions against CCAJAR and its members. Annex 76 to the petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 144 Letter to Juan Manuel Santos, February 23, 2015. Annex 1 to the petitioners' communication of March 18, 2015. Letter to Juan Manuel Santos, February 23, 2015. Annex 1 to the petitioners' communication of March 18, 2015. 154 Petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 155 Urgent Action for CCAJAR, Bogotá, February 28, 1996. Annex 32 to the petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 156 Margarita Arregocés is a teacher accused of being a guerrilla collaborator whom the lawyer was defending in a criminal proceeding. 157 Petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 158 Petitioners’ brief containing observations on merits, December 20, 2013. 152 153 20