11 life partner was Francy Yelut Parra Guzmán, who was pregnant at the time of the events. Their daughter is Johanyelis Alejandra. 20 60. Eduardo José Landaeta Mejías was born on March 6, 1979. He was Igmar Alexander's 21 younger brother, worked as a laborer, and was 17 years old the time of his death. 61. The mother of the two brothers, María Magdalena Mejías, was a housewife, while their 22 father, Ignacio Landaeta Muñoz, was an accountant. Igmar Alexander and Eduardo José’s sisters are 23 Victoria Eneri and Leydis Rossimar Landaeta Galindo. 62. In the final months of 1996, the Landaeta Mejías family had been complaining to the judicial authorities and the media about threats made toward them and a vendetta against the brothers 24 Igmar Alexander and Eduardo José by members of the Public Order and Security Corps. Thus, for instance: On November 19, 1996, after the death of Igmar Alexander (see below) and before the arrest of Eduardo José, Mrs. María Magdalena Mejías complained to the media that officer Francisco Alberto Castillo had been having her followed for more than a month. In her words, “One time he raided my house and told me that he would kill either of my sons and that he did not care if I 25 reported him to the Attorney General's Office.” When Eduardo José Landaeta Mejías was arrested on December 30, 1996 (see below), Mr. Ignacio Landaeta Muñoz went to the CSOP to report that his son was in danger given the death 26 threats that he had received previously. In the framework of the criminal proceeding, María Magdalena Mejías gave the following statement: “In addition to everything that I have stated I wish it to be clearly known for the record that I was harassed by the policeman Francisco Alberto Castillo Matute. Without any evidence, he stopped me from sleeping at night, looking for my son. Once he even lifted up the tin roof, entered my home while no one was there, and left by the back door. It was a tremendous shock to arrive home and see him coming out. And he was asking me where my son, Eduardo José Landaeta, was. 27 I was asking him what was wrong and he threatened me (…)” In the framework of the criminal proceeding, Ignacio Landaeta Muñoz stated that “it all began with the harassment by officers of the Aragua State Public Order and Security Corps, who more than once, without a court order raided the house where my son, Eduardo José Landaeta, …continuation 19 Appendix 2. Complaint to the Sixth Court of First Instance for Criminal Matters in and for Aragua State Judicial District, September 23, 1997 (Appendix 32 to the petitioners’ brief of August 14, 2009); See also Appendix 3. Article in the El Periódico Diario de Aragua, August 19, 1996 (Appendix 21 to the petitioners’ brief of August 14, 2009). 20 Appendix 4. Birth certificate of Eduardo José Landaeta (Appendix 1. A. a) to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007). 21 Appendix 5. Death certificate of Eduardo José Landaeta (Appendix 1. A. b) to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007). 22 Appendix 4. Birth certificate of Eduardo José Landaeta (Appendix 1. A. a) to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007). 23 Appendix 6. Certificates of studies (Appendix 1. E. a), b), and c) to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007). See also. Appendix 7. Identity cards (Appendix 42 to the petitioners' brief of August 14, 2009). 24 Appendix 7. Press reports on the deaths of the brothers Landaeta Mejías (Appendix O to the initial petition, 908/04. Igmar Alexander Landaeta Mejías). 25 Appendix 7. Press reports on the deaths of the brothers Landaeta Mejías (Appendix O to the initial petition, 908/04. Igmar Alexander Landaeta Mejías). 26 Appendix 8. Official letters addressed to various authorities by Ignacio Landaeta Muñoz (Appendix 1. D to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007). This fact was not contested by the State. 27 Appendix 9. Exhibit 2. Domestic proceeding. Case 4C-4822/04, pages 241 and 242. Part of the statement is missing (Appendix 2 to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007).