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that it had been buried in a common grave. To date, the remains have
not been delivered to the next of kin;124
ii)
he studied accounting and did not work;125 and
iii)
he was single. His mother is Nelly Freitez. His siblings are José
Moisés and María Andreína, both of them Aponte Freitez.126
66.43. Gerónimo Valero Suárez
i)
he was born on July 20, 1965 and died on February 28, 1989 at
the age of twenty-three due to “internal hemorrhage caused by a
firearm wound to the thorax.” The next day his sister, María Casilda
Valero Suárez, asked for the body at the morgue but they informed
her that it had been buried in a common grave. To date the remains
of the victim have not been delivered to his next of kin;127
ii)
he was a blue-collar worker at a factory and at the same time
was a blacksmith. He contributed on a weekly basis to cover his
mother’s and sister’s expenses;128
iii)
he was single. His mother is Benedicta Suárez and his sister is
María Casilda Valero Suárez.129
124
Cf. copy of the birth certificate of Julio César Freitez issued on April 5, 1999 by the Main Office of
the Public Records Office at Barquisimeto, in the State of Lara; autopsy record No. 51.264 prepared by the
Forensic Medicine Division of the Technical Corps of the Judiciary Police; and testimony of Nelly Freitez
rendered on March 26, 2002 at the 29th Notary Public of Libertador Municipality of the Federal District.
125
Cf. study certificate issued on January 30, 1989 for Julio César Freitez by the Centro de
Formación Comercial “San Martín” of the Instituto Nacional de Cooperación Educativa; and testimony of
Nelly Freitez rendered on March 26, 2002 at the 29th Notary Public of Libertador Municipality of the
Federal District.
126
Cf. copy of the birth certificate of Julio César Freitez issued on April 5, 1999 by the Main Office of
the Public Records Office at Barquisimeto, in the State of Lara; certification of the birth certificate of José
Moisés Aponte Freitez issued on December 22, 1997 by the Civil Authority of Catedral Parish, Iribarren
Municipality, State of Lara; certification of the birth certificate of María Andreína Aponte Freitez issued on
August 17 1998 by the Civil Authority of Catedral Parish, Iribarren Municipality, State of Lara; and
testimony of her mother Nelly Freitez rendered on March 26, 2002 at the 29th Notary Public of Libertador
Municipality of the Federal District.
127
Cf. copy of the birth certificate of Gerónimo Valero Suárez issued on September 1, 1999 by the
Civil Authority of Juan Ignacio Montilla Municipality in the State of Trujillo; autopsy record No. 51.179
prepared by the Forensic Medicine Division of the Technical Corps of the Judiciary Police; and testimony of
María Casilda Valero Suárez rendered on March 27, 2002 at the 29th Notary Public of Libertador
Municipality of the Federal District.
128
Cf. testimony of María Casilda Valero Suárez rendered on March 27, 2002 at the 29th Notary
Public of Libertador Municipality of the Federal District.
129
Cf. copy of the birth certificate of Gerónimo Valero Suárez issued on September 1, 1999 by the
Civil Authority of Juan Ignacio Montilla Municipality in the State of Trujillo; copy of the birth certificate of
María Casilda Valero Suárez issued on July 18, 2002 by the Prefect of Juan Ignacio Mantilla, Valera