4 The Superior Military Prosecutor, issued a report expressing his opinion in favor of confirmation of the judgment including the objection of Astorga-Valdéz. The ruling of the second instance of the Special Military Court of the Peruvian Air Force, upheld the judgment of the first instance with an order that the documentation on the case of Astorga-Valdéz to be remitted to the regular court. Nevertheless, when the motion for annulment was interposed on behalf of those who were condemned to life imprisonment, his file was also forwarded to the Supreme Council of Military Justice. This Council modified the judgment of the first instance and condemned Astorga- Valdéz to life imprisonment as the perpetrator of the crime of treason against the Fatherland of the Peruvian State. The Commission admitted the request pursuant to Article 30 of its Regulations. 7. On December 14, 1994, the second petitioners in the case submitted a notarized power-of-attorney, executed by the family members of the alleged victims, to the president of the Chilean Commission on Human Rights, Jaime Castillo-Velasco and to Carlos Margotta-Trincado. 8. On January 31, 1995, the Commission received from the petitioners a report of the Human Rights Commission of the Chilean Parties of Democratic Reconciliation (hereinafter "the Chilean delegation"), in which it was stated that this commission attempted to make a visit in loco to the Chilean citizens imprisoned in Peru. According to this report, "the Peruvian Government prohibited the Chilean delegation from meeting with the Chilean prisoners, even though the delegation was able to visit the Yanamayo Prison [...] where the petitioners are now held." This report was forwarded to the State on March 20, 1995. 9. On March 8, 1995, the Commission received additional information from the Peruvian State with respect to the "legal status" of the case of Jaime CastilloPetruzzi, María Concepción Pincheira-Sáez, and Lautaro Mellado-Saavedra which established that [b]y means of official Document No. 09-FG/CSJM, dated February 15, 1995, the General Prosecutor of the Supreme Council of Military Justice, Major General Enrique QuirogaCarmona of the Peruvian Air Force, stated that [Jaime Castillo-Petruzzi, María Concepción Pincheira-Sáez, and Lautaro Mellado-Saavedra] were sentenced to life in prison. He stated that Jaime Castillo-Petruzzi had filed, through his attorney, Dr. Grimaldo Achaui Loayza, a motion for annulment of the final judgment of conviction, which had been rejected on September 14, 1994, by a ruling of the Special Supreme Military Tribunal. This information was transmitted to the petitioners on March 16, 1995. 10. By note of June 6, 1995, through Official Document No. 316-95 of June 2, 1995, Peru reported on the health and legal status of three of the alleged victims. Peru stated that the Superior Prosecutor of Puno, had been requested by means of [official document no.] 223-95 MP-FN-FEDPDH-DH-V dated April 18, 1995, to verify the state of health of [Jaime Castillo-Petruzzi and Lautaro Mellado-Saavedra], and to report on their present legal situation. By mean of [official document no.] 09-FG-CSJM, dated February 15,