-2- d. Ms. Guerrero-Gallucci and her husband, Mr. Martínez-Barrios, were granted measures of protection at a domestic level on different occasions since 2004, which were allegedly ineffective to protect their lives and personal integrity; e. by reason of the threats and facts against Ms. Guerrero-Gallucci, and at the request of the Public Prosecutor's Office, a Control Court of Valle de Pascua ordered measures of protection, custody and police stationing. Nevertheless, said measures expired and were not extended, which caused Ms. Guerrero-Gallucci to request, on April 19, 2006, "the urgent reinstatement of said measures, since she feared for her life" because she was going to attend a hearing as an alleged victim in a trial for extortion allegedly involving governor's escorts, and "in light of the persistent attacks and insults pronounced by him against herself and her husband in a weekly radio programme;” f. on April 21, 2006, Ms. Guerrero-Gallucci and her husband suffered an attempt on their lives. They both received several bullet wounds. According to the interview given by Ms. Guerrero-Gallucci at the Cuerpo de Investigaciones Científicas Penales y Criminalísticas de la Sub-Delegación Zaraza (Criminal, Criminological and Scientific Investigation Body of the Zaraza Sub-Delegation) of Guárico State, the person who shot at them had identified himself as a state police officer, and as he left, he had told them that what had happened was "a little gift" from the governor. When they tried to run away, Ms. Guerrero-Gallucci and her husband were chased after and she received yet another bullet wound. Finally, they managed to arrive at a medical center; g. after that, Ms. Guerrero-Gallucci and Mr. Martínez-Barrios received medical care and subsequently left Guárico State. Now they are staying in different places; h. on April 22, 2006, a day after the attempt on Ms. Guerrero-Gallucci and her husband, the Control Court of Valle de la Pascua notified the Precinct Police Chief of the Cuerpo de Investigaciones Científicas Penales y Criminalísticas de la Sub-Delegación Zaraza (Criminal, Criminological and Scientific Investigation Body of the Zaraza SubDelegation) of Guárico State that it had agreed to extend the measures of protection for a renewable 90-day term "provided that it be justified to do so;" i. the attempt on the lives of Ms. Guerrero-Gallucci and Mr. Martínez Barrios was denounced to the corresponding judicial authorities; and j. judicial proceedings were instituted against the police officer who had presumably participated in the attempt. The Public Prosecutor’s Office charged the police officer with aggravated attempted homicide and conspiracy. Allegedly, to date, no progress has been made in the criminal proceedings to establish the responsibilities and punishment of the perpetrators and instigators of the attempt.