26 June 12, 1997, the Secretary of Defense indicated that with regards to the request for the name, surname, title, military base or post where officer (Carlos, Manuel, Carlos Manuel) Carías was, there were several officers whose surname was Carías. He also informed that the individuals who held the position of Secretary of National Defense in 1982 and 1983 were Division Generals Luis René Mendoza Paloma and Oscar Humberto Mejía Vitores,65 respectively. Finally, on August 29, 1997, the Secretary of Defense provided the last home address reported for some of the suspects and the positions occupied by certain members of the military that were connected to the events of the massacre.66 88. Between the months of August 1996 and July 1999,67 the Prosecutor received statements from some relatives of the deceased in the events of the massacre and from witnesses, such as Ms. Lidia Garcia Perez, who narrated that her son “Fernando Ramiro López Garcia” was “adopted,” and that her husband, Santos López Alonso told her that he had taken him out of Las Dos Erres.68 Additionally, one survivor69 and two members of the kaibiles70 patrol gave statements as evidence produced before trial, on February 11, 1999 and March 17, 2000, respectively. C) Judicial remedies and records of the judicial authorities 89. On October 7, 199971 and April 4, 200072 the Criminal Court of First Instance of Petén ordered the arrest of one of the kaibiles and 16 perpetrators, respectively, for the crime of murder committed against the inhabitants of Las Dos Erres Community. 90. Three appeals for legal protection were filed against these arrest warrants, 65 Cf. Communication of the Department of Defense to the Special Agent of the Cases Mack and Las Dos Erres of June 12, 1997 (Appendixes to the application, judicial file, piece VI to XIII, appendix 30, f. 4056). 66 Cf. Communication of the Department of Defense to the Special Prosecutor of the Cases Mack and Las Dos Erres of August 29, 1997 (Appendixes to the application, judicial file, piece VI to XIII, appendix 29, fs. 3847 a 3851). 67 Cf. Minutes of the declarations rendered:on August 28, 1996 by Alejandro Gómez Rodríguez, Inocencio González, Baldomero Pineda Batres, Jerónimo Baten Ixcoy, Demetrio Baten Ixcoy, Orlando Amilcar Aguilar Marroquín and Domingo Estrada Chitoc (Appendixes to the application, judicial file, piece VI to XIII, appendix 29, fs. 3761 a 3772); on September 12, 1996 by Desiderio Aquino Ruano (Appendixes to the application, judicial file, piece VI to XIII, appendix 29, f. 3778); on May 27, 1997 by César Franco Ibáñez (Appendixes to the application, judicial file, piece XIV, appendix 30, fs. 3955 a 4006), Favio Pinzón (Appendixes to the application, judicial file, piece XIV, appendix 30, fs. 3923 a 3954) and Inocencio González (Appendixes to the application, judicial file, piece XIV, appendix 30, fs. 4051 a 4054); on February 23, 1999 by Miguel Ángel Cristales (Appendixes to the application, judicial file, piece VI to XIII, appendix 29, fs. 3862 a 3863) and Reina Montepeque (Appendixes to the application, judicial file, piece VI to XIII, appendix 29, fs. 3864 a 3866), and transcript of the testimonial statement of Lidia García Pérez given on July 16, 1999 before the Public Prosecutor’s Office (Appendixes to the application, judicial file, piece VI to XIII, appendix 29, f. 3867 a 3870). 68 Cf. Transcript of the testimonial statement of Lidia García Pérez, supra note 67. 69 Cf. Order of the Criminal Court of First Instance of Petén of February 10, 1999 (Appendixes to the application, judicial file, piece XIII, f. 3819). 70 Cf. Order of the Criminal Court of First Instance of Pet��n of March 8, 2000 (Appendixes to the application, judicial file, piece XIII, f. 3889), and record of the statement given by César Franco Ibáñez on March 17, 2000 before the Criminal Court of First Instance of Petén (Appendixes to the application, judicial file, pieces VI to XIII, appendix 29, fs. 3895 to 3911). 71 Cf. Order of the Criminal Court of First Instance of Petén of October 7, 1999 (Appendixes to the application, judicial file, pieces VI to XIII, appendix 29, f. 3871). 72 Cf. Order of the Criminal Court of First Instance of Petén of April 4, 2000 (Appendixes to the application, judicial file, piece XIV, appendix 30, fs. 4110 to 4113).