regarding the preliminary objection and possible merits, reparations and costs, within the period established in this Order (infra Operative paragraph 12). THEREFORE: THE PRESIDENT OF THE INTER-AMERICAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS, Pursuant to Articles 24(1) and 25(2) of the Statute of the Court and Articles 4, 15(1), 26, 31(2), 35(1), 40(2), 41(1), 45, 46, 50 to 55, 56 and 60 of its Rules of Procedure, and in exercise of its authority in relation to the Victims’ Legal Assistance Fund of the Court, DECIDES: 1. To require, for the reasons stated in this Order, in accordance with the principle of procedural economy and in exercise of the authority granted under Article 50(1) of the Court’s Rules of Procedure, the following persons to render their statements by affidavit: A) Alleged victims proposed by the representatives 1) Leonel Enrique Véliz Franco, brother of María Isabel Véliz Franco, who will testify on: i) the efforts made by his mother to obtain justice and the response of the authorities; ii) the alleged acts of intimidation and threats suffered by his family during this process; iii) the way in which all these actions supposedly affected him and his family, and iv) the measures that the State should adopt to repair the damage caused. 2) José Roberto Franco, brother of María Isabel Véliz Franco, who will testify on: i) the efforts made by his mother to obtain justice and the response of the authorities; ii) the alleged acts of intimidation and threats suffered by his family during this process; iii) the way in which all these actions supposedly affected him and his family, and iv) the measures that the State should adopt to repair the damage caused. B) Witness proposed by the representatives 1) María Luisa de León Santizo, lawyer of the Guatemalan Women’s Group, and member of the Red de No Violencia Contra las Mujeres, who will testify on: i) the different efforts made by Mrs. Rosa Franco to obtain justice and the response of the authorities, and 13