by the Civilian National Police, with [two] police officers currently assigned to her personal
security (...).126
106.
In addition, in this interview Mrs. Villaseñor stated that she complained of the various
threats and acts of aggression to the Public Prosecutors' Office, to COPREDEH, and to the Human Rights
Ombudsman. She maintained that, despite that, there is "no information about any progress being made in
the investigation."127 She requested that the Civilian National Police continue providing the personal security
detail assigned to her.128
107.
In Order No. 1741-2012 of the Directorate-General of the Civilian National Police of October
31, 2012, it was specified that there would be two police officers providing security for Mrs. Villaseñor, for
eight-day intervals per shift, followed by eight days off, with the changeover taking place on Wednesdays.129
That document concluded that:
(...) Mrs. María Eugenia Villaseñor Velarde, currently Supervisor- General of Courts, is
currently at medium risk, because while she has benefited from precautionary measures
(MC-01-1994), there have been no attacks on her life or bodily integrity, just the risk
inherent in the position she holds.
(…)
Based on the interview with (....) María Eugenia Villaseñor (…) [it is] recommended (...) that
the personal security measures currently provided by this division be canceled, taking into
the account that in the events that gave rise to them there are no threats placing her life at
serious risk. Moreover, in the written records there are no reports by the officers regarding
criminal acts against her.130
108.
Mrs. Villaseñor stated that on September 11, 2013, the Civilian National Police Inspector
drew up a document recording the decision to withdraw the security detail.131 She said that the Inspector had
followed instructions from COPREDEH, "in view of the fact that the Inter-American Commission on Human
Rights had decided to suspend the precautionary measure and archive it." 132 She said that the document read
as follows:
(...) Mr. Ronaldo Ernesto Galeano [the head of the International Mechanisms Unit of the
Human Rights Ombudsman's office] suggests extending the security measure for a
reasonable period of time as a way of establishing a transition period that would enable the
beneficiary to get into contact with the Inter-American Commission and to find security
mechanisms of her own (...). Dr. María Eugenia Villaseñor comments as follows: That this is
the first official notification by the State of Guatemala regarding the withdrawal of
precautionary measures, that she does not know whether a risk assessment has been
126 Minutes No. 089/-2012 of the Directorate-General of the Civilian National Police. Attached to the State’s communication of
October 9, 2015.
127 Minutes No. 089/-2012 of the Directorate-General of the Civilian National Police. Attached to the State’s communication of
October 9, 2015.
128 Minutes No. 089/-2012 of the Directorate-General of the Civilian National Police. Attached to the State’s communication of
October 9, 2015.
129 Order (Providencia) No. 1741/-2012 of the Directorate-General of the Civilian National Police. Attached to the State’s
communication of October 9, 2015.
130 Order (Providencia) No. 1741/-2012 of the Directorate-General of the Civilian National Police. Attached to the State’s
communication of October 9, 2015.
131
Petitioners’ communication of May 7, 2014.
132
Petitioners’ communication of Wednesday, May 07, 2014.
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