39 95(c) Before publishing various articles, Mr. Herrera Ulloa followed the routine procedure at “La Nación” for checking a story. 34 95(d) On May 19, 1995, the newspaper “La Nación” carried an article titled “Diplomático nacional cuestionado en Bélgica” [“Questions about a Costa Rican diplomat in Belgium”]. In that article, journalist Mauricio Herrera Ulloa, a writer for that paper, reported a portion of a news story that “Le Soir Illustré” reported based on an investigation conducted by the newspaper Financieel-Ekonomische Tijd (FET) that linked Mr. Félix Przedborski, Costa Rica’s delegate to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)- to a number of illicit activities. 35 95(e) On May 20, 1995, “La Nación” published an article titled “Diplomático tico controversial. Autoridades de Bélgica exonerarían a Przedborski” [“Costa Rican diplomat caught up in controversy. Belgian authorities expected to clear Przedborski”]. That article was authored by Mr. Mauricio Herrera Ulloa as a writer for that newspaper and reproduced, inter alia, a portion of the contents of a memorandum from the Office of the King’s Counsel in Liege, Belgium, favorable to Mr. Przedborski. 36 95(f) On May 21, 1995, “La Nación” carried an article titled “Multimillonario negocio en Europa. Nexo tico en escándalo Belga” [“Multimillion dollar deal in Europe. Costa Rican link in Belgian scandal”], also authored by Mr. Mauricio Herrera Ulloa as a staff writer with that newspaper. This May 21 article reported information taken from articles published in Le Soir Illustré”, “Financieel-Ekonomische Tijd (FET)” and “La Libre Belgique”, concerning, inter alia, Mr. Félix Przedborski’s involvement with Mr. Leon Deferm, one of the names most strongly linked to the “supposed payment of secret commissions in the sale of Italian military helicopters to the Belgian State.” 37 95(g) In the May 25, 1995 edition of “La Nación” Mr. Félix Przedborski published an article titled “Nací en el dolor y respeto a Costa Rica,” where the diplomat gave his version of the facts. 38 With respect to the second series of articles published in “La Nación” 34 Cf. testimony of Mr. Mauricio Herrera Ulloa given before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights during the public hearing held on April 30, 2004; testimony of Mr. Fernán Vargas Rohrmoser given before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights during the public hearing held on April 30, 2004. 35 Cf. article published in the newspaper “La Nación” of May 19, 1995 (file of annexes to the application, volume I, folio 694 ); translation of the article titled “L étrange monsieur” published in the newspaper “Le Soir lllustré,” April 5, 1995 edition (file of annexes to the application, volume I, annex 6, folios 721 to 730). 36 Cf. article published in the newspaper “La Nación,” 20 May 1995 edition (file of annexes to the application, volume I, annex 6, folio 695). 37 Cf. article published in the newspaper “La Nación,” 21 May 1995 edition (file of annexes to the application, volume I, annex 6, folio 696). 38 Cf. article published in the “La Nación” newspaper on 25 May 1995 (file of evidence presented during the public hearing held on April 30 and May 1, 2004, single volume, folio 3550).