53 unit that conducted the initial stages of the investigation.168 In these documents, officials reported the lack of diligence of senior military leaders (General Farouk Yanine Díaz, General Carlos Julio Gil Colorado, and Colonel Jaime Fajardo Cifuentes) in effectuating the capture of paramilitary members involved in the events. For example, a delay of more than six months occurred in the capture of the well-known member of the paramilitary forces, Alonso de Jesús Baquero Agudelo (alias “Vladimir”). Years later, Luis Alberto Arrieta Morales, one of the people working for Baquero Agudelo, stated before the Office of the Attorney General that: Following the massacre of the judges, [Vladimir] walked around Puerto Berrío without any problem[. …H]e did not come to town very often because the Fourteenth Brigade, there in Puerto Berrío, sent a communication telling him that he should not come to town because an arrest warrant had been issued[. … A] few days before he was captured, the Chief of Police of Puerto Berrío had sent a message telling him not to come to town because they had to capture him.169 173. Furthermore, it should be noted that two civilians accused of murder have not been captured.170 On this issue, the State has not indicated the concrete measures taken in order to capture these individuals, nor the specific obstacles which it has encountered which may have prevented their capture. 174. In addition, the State also failed to protect the judicial officers responsible for removing the corpses on the day of the events. The Commander of the Army’s Fifth Brigade, General Alfonso Vacca Perilla, did not provide them with the required protection; consequently, these officials had to travel to the site of the events on their own, and at their own risk.171 This situation was even more serious if it is recalled that this General was 168 Cf. record of special visit to the Second Court of Public Order of Pasto (record of evidences to the application of the Commission, evidence A63, pages 964 a 969); official communication No. 014 of March 14, 1989, addressed to the Regional Procurator of Barrancabermeja [Procurador Regional de Barrancabermeja] (record of evidences to the brief containing pleadings and motions, volume VI, evidence 40, pages 3459 and 3460); official communication No. 163 of March 31, 1989, from the Mobile Investigative Unit to the President of the Republic (record of evidences to the brief containing pleadings and motions, volume VI, evidence 41, page 3462); official communication No. 164 of March 31, 1989, addressed to the National Procurator General (record of evidences to the brief containing pleadings and motions, volume VI, evidence 41, page 3464). 169 Cf. interrogatory statement of February 20, 2007, made by Luis Alberto Arrieta Morales before the National Human Rights Unit (record of evidences to the application, volume I, evidence A14, pages 170 and 171). 170 Jairo Iván Galvis and Lanfor Miguel Osuna. Cf. report of August 25, 2006, issued by the National Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Unit (record of evidences to the State’s reply brief, volume I, evidence 1, page 4607). 171 Cf. report of January 27, 1989 submitted by two agents and two technicians before the responsible authority of the Preliminary Investigative Unit of Barrancabermeja (record of evidences to the brief containing pleadings and motions, volume VI, evidence A35 pages 3432 to 3434). In this report, these officials indicated that at approximately 2:00 p.m. they received word of the massacre. At that time, and in order to undertake the retrieval of the bodies, they went to the Military Base of El Centro, accompanied by two judges of criminal investigation. According to this report, at 3:00 p.m., they requested support in order to undertake the retrieval of the bodies, but the commander of the military base and the commander of the National Police at the base reported that “we should wait until […] General VACCA PERILLA[,] commander of the Fifth Brigade [of the Army] is present.” General Vacca Perilla arrived at 4:00 p.m. and the officials “met with the commander of the Nueva Granada Battalion and the [abovementioned commander] of the Police. This meeting lasted until five in the afternoon, at which point it was said that army personnel would not be dispatched to the area of the events.” The investigators’ report indicated that around 5:00 p.m., they were informed that “at the site of [the massacre], there was an injured individual still alive.” It was also indicated that, in light of the refusal of support by the military commanders, one of the secretaries of the Preliminary Investigative Unit went to the site of the massacre, accompanied by one technician from the Unit. He encountered surviving victim Arturo Salgado and the journalists who had helped him. Likewise, the report indicated that, since it was 6:00 p.m. and since they had not received a response from the commanders at the military base, the investigative agents and one of the criminal investigation judges went to the site of the events, despite the fact that they did not receive military support. The report also indicated that “according to the manifestations of an Army official, the investigation would be undertaken at six in