207. The documentation presented by the State shows that, on September 12, 2013,
based on a request, the “Director General of the Inspectorate” of the Central Electoral
Board was provided with information on the “origin” and “renewal of the identity and voter
registration cards […] in the name of […] Willian Medina Ferreras.” On September 26 and
27, 2013, an inspector from the Central Electoral Board recorded an interview with several
persons 199 and examined various documents. 200 The respective record shows that the
inspector intervened because she, along with other persons that she did not mention, had
been “entrusted with the investigation of the birth declarations in the name of Willian
Medina Ferreras […] because he had lodged a petition against the Dominican State before
the Inter-American Commission.” The Central Electoral Board inspector concluded that
“the annulment of the birth declaration in the name of Willian Medina Ferreras” and of
“Awilda, Luis Ney and Carolina Isabel, children of the person calling himself Willian Medina
Ferreras, should be required before the corresponding civil courts, as well as the
“cancellation” of these documents, and also the “cancel[lation] of the identity and voter
registration cards […] of Willian Medina Ferreras [and] Awilda Medina Pérez.” 201
208. On October 18, 2013, the “Registrars’ Committee” of the Central Electoral Board
decided, inter alia: “[t]o authorize the provisional suspension […], except for judicial
purposes, […] of the issue of records relating to the birth registrations” of Willian Medina
Ferreras and of his children Awilda, Luis Ney and Carolina Isabel; that “the competent
courts be required to annul the birth declarations” of the said persons; “[t]o recommend
[… the] cancellation of the identity and voter registration cards [of] Willian Medina
Ferreras [and] Awilda Medina Ferreras”, and “[t]o prosecute […] Winet” (the individual
who had presumably identified himself as Willian Medina Ferreras). 202 On February 13,
2014, it was recorded that “the number” of the “identity and voter registration card […] in
the name of Willia[n] Medina Ferreras was being cancelled due to falsification of
information.” 203 On March 4, 2014, the Central Electoral Board, represented by its
president, “formally became a complainant […], through the Public Prosecution Service,
[…] and civil party,” “requested that criminal sanctions be imposed and reparations
required of […] Willian Medina Ferreras,” and accusing him of having taking steps “to
obtain a false identity.” The complaint cited the investigation conducted as of September
26, 2013. On March 5, 2014, Willian Medina Ferreras was notified of an “action to annul
199
According to the inspector of the Central Electoral Board, these were “Argentina Medina Ferreras de
Medina, Luis Medina Ferreras, Javiel Medina Ferreras[…], Carlos Manuel Medina Ferreras, Oscar Medina Cuello
and Mario Medina Cuello” (Report on the investigation into the birth declarations in the name of Willian Medina
Ferreras, on folio No. 44, volume No. 147, entry No. 44 of 1994, of the Cabral Civil Registry, signed by Kathia
María Sánchez, Inspector, transmitted by Juan Bautista Tavárez Gómez, Director of the Inspectorate to Roberto
Rosario Márquez, President of the Central Electoral Board on October 15, 2003. File of preliminary objections,
merits and reparations, fs. 3545 to 3553). The Court notes that these interviews were the same as those that
appeared in the video shown by the State during the public hearing and, as already decided, the Court will not
consider this presentation (supra paras. 128 and 132). Nevertheless, reference is now made to the said
interviews based on documents provided by the State following the hearing relating to supervening facts
consisting in the institution and progress of certain domestic proceedings (supra paras. 20, 140 and 144).
200
Namely: “records of the children of Abelardo Medina”, “[c]ertification of […] October 2, 2012,” establishing
that “Willian Medina Ferreras […] exercised his right to vote in […] 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2012,” “identity
and voter registration cards […] in the name of Willian Medina Ferreras” with which the “birth declarations […] of
Awilda, Luis Ney and Carolina (children of the persons calling himself Willian Medina Ferreras) were made” (cf.
Report on the investigation into the birth declarations in the name of Willian Medina Ferreras).
201
Report on the investigation into the birth declarations in the name of Willian Medina Ferreras.
202
Minutes No. 23-2013 of the “regular meeting of the Registrars’ Committee [of the Central Electoral Board]
held on […] October 18, 2013.”
203
Note RE/14, of February 13, 2014, signed by Luis Mariano Matos, National Director of Electoral
Registration and addressed to Rosario Altagracia Graciano De Los Santos, Member and Coordinator of the
Cancellation and Disqualification Committee (file of preliminary objections, merits, reparations and costs, f.
3476).
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