106. In addition, after a request from the agent of the Office of the Human Rights
Prosecutor and with the information provided by E.A., daughter of A.A., on May 17, 2005,
two photo-fit pictures were prepared by the Crime Scene Specialists Unit of the Criminal
Investigations Directorate. The photo-fits were then submitted to the Prosecutor’s Office in
a letter on May 19, 2005. 159
D.1.3. Investigation by the Office of the Special Prosecutor for Human Rights of
Guatemala (Ref. Exp.16-2005 MPFDH)
107. On April 5, 2005, the investigating agent assigned by the Office of the Human
Rights Prosecutor submitted the report on the autopsy performed on Mr. A.A. on
December 22, 2004, to the Chief Medical Examiner of the Public Prosecution Service, and
asked him to appoint a medical examiner to determine whether it was necessary request
an extension of the report. In his reply, on April 8, 2005, the Chief Medical Examiner of
the Public Prosecution Service concluded that it was necessary to extend the autopsy
report and mentioned the aspects to be included. 160 On April 19, 2005, the investigating
agent assigned requested an extension to the report of the medical examiner of the
Judicial Body. This extended version was submitted on May 13, 2005. 161 In a letter dated
July 26, 2006, the Assistant Prosecutor asked the medical examiner who conducted the
autopsy on Mr. A.A.’s body to specify certain aspects of the procedure and to send a copy
of the autopsy protocol mentioned. In response, the medical examiner submitted an
extension to the autopsy report on August 3, 2006. 162
108. On April 1 and 18, 2005, the Assistant Prosecutor of Santa Lucía sent an envelope
to the Office of the Human Rights Prosecutor containing three bullet shells found at the
crime scene, and another envelope containing two fragments of a bullet extracted from
Mr. A.A.’s body. 163 On April 6 and 21, 2005, the Assistant Human Rights Prosecutor sent
this evidence to the Evidence Depository of the Public Prosecution Service for safekeeping
and custody. 164 At the request of the Assistant Prosecutor, on June 23, 2006, the Ballistics
Section of the Technical-Scientific Department of the Public Prosecution Service sent a
report on the ballistics tests carried out on the shells and bullet fragments from the
firearm. 165 Subsequently, in a letter dated August 1, 2006, the Assistant Prosecutor asked
submission brief, pages 1152 to 1156); Report of March 26, 2008 prepared by the DICRI investigators (File of
attachments to submission brief, pages 1169 to 1174); Report of April 10, 2008 prepared by the DICRI
investigators (File of attachments to submission brief, pages 1177 to 1179), and Report of February 5, 2009
prepared by the DICRI investigator (File of attachments to submission brief, pages 1308 to 1309).
159
Cf. Letter from the Unit of Crime Scene Specialists of June 1, 2005 (File of attachments to submission brief,
pages 888 to 893).
160
Cf. Autopsy No.225/04 conducted by the Medical examiner of the Judicial Body of Santa Lucía
Cotzumalguapa (File of attachments to submission brief, page 941); Brief of April 5, 2005 prepared by the Agent of
the Special Prosecutor for Crimes Committed against the Human Rights Activists, addressed to the Head of the
Forensic Medicine Service of the Public Prosecution Service in Guatemala City (File of attachments to submission
brief, page 828), and Letter of April 8, 2005 from the Medical examiner of the Public Prosecution Service to the
Special Prosecutor for Crimes Against Human Rights Activists of the Public Prosecution Service (File of attachments
to submission brief, page 838).
161
Cf. Letter of April 19, 2005 prepared by the Prosecuting Agent of the Office of Human Rights Prosecutor
addressed to the Medical Examiner of the Judicial Body (File of attachments to submission brief, page 833), and
Expanded Autopsy Report issued on May 13, 2005 (File of attachments to submission brief, pages 880 to 881).
162
Cf. Letter of July 26, 2006 from the Assistant Prosecutor to the Medical examiner of the Judicial Body of
Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa (File of attachments to submission brief, page 984); Letter of July 26, 2006, from the
Assistant Prosecutor to the Medical examiner of the Judicial Body of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa (File of attachments
to submission brief, page 985), and letters of August 3, 2006, sent by the Medical examiner to the Assistant
Prosecutor of the Human Rights Section (File of attachments to submission brief, pages 1045 to 1047).
163
Cf. Brief of April 1, 2005, prepared by the Assistant Prosecutor of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa addressed to
the Special Prosecutor for Human Rights of the Public Prosecution Service (File of attachments to submission brief,
page 830), and Brief of April 18, 2005 prepared by the Assistant Prosecutor of Santa Lucía Cotzumalguapa
addressed to the Special Prosecutor for Human Rights of the Public Prosecution Service (File of attachments to
submission brief, page 852).
164
Cf. Letter of April 6, 2005, from the Assistant Prosecutor of the Public Prosecution Service to the Head of
the Evidence Depository of the Public Prosecution Service (File of attachments to submission brief, page 829), and
Letter of April 21, 2005, from the Assistant Prosecutor of the Public Prosecution Service to the Head of the Evidence
Depository of the Public Prosecution Service (File of attachments to submission brief, page 851).
165
Cf. Letter from the Assistant Prosecutor to the Head of the Ballistics Unit of the Technical-Scientific
Department of the Public Prosecution Service, received on June 13, 2006 (File of attachments to submission brief,
page 969); letter received on July 12, 2006 prepared by Assistant Prosecutor of Section of Human Rights to the
Head of the Ballistics Unit of the Technical-Scientific Department of the Public Prosecution Service (File of
attachments to submission brief, page 981), and expert report prepared on June 23, 2006 by the Ballistics Unit of
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