6 for the State of Guatemala: Herbert Estuardo Meneses Coronado, Agent Luis Ernesto Cáceres Rodríguez, Deputy Agent; and Mayra Alarcón Alba, Executive Director of COPREDEH; witnesses proposed by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and by the representatives of the victim and his next of kin: Emma Theissen Álvarez vda. de (widow of) Molina; Emma Guadalupe Molina Theissen; and Ana Lucrecia Molina Theissen; witness proposed by the representatives of the victim and his next of kin and convened by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights: María Eugenia Molina Theissen; witness proposed by the representatives of the victim and his next of kin: Axel Mejía Paíz; expert witness proposed by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Carlos Beristain; expert witness proposed by the representatives of the victim and his next of kin: Alicia Neuburger. 31. During the public hearing, and in a brief presented on April 26, 2004, the State declared that it withdrew the preliminary objections it had filed and acknowledged its international responsibility in this case (infra para. 36). 32. Also on April 26, 2004, during the public hearing, the Inter-American Commission and the representatives of the victim and his next of kin both declared that they accepted the State’s acknowledgement of responsibility. 33. On April 26, 2004, following the conclusion of the first public hearing, the Court issued an Order in which it decided to consider that the preliminary objections filed by the State had been withdrawn; to admit the acknowledgement of international responsibility made by the State, and to continue holding the public hearing convened by an Order of the President of March 1, 2004, restricting its purpose to reparations and costs. During this public hearing the statements of the witnesses and expert witnesses who had been convened were heard, together with the arguments of the Inter-American Commission, the representatives of the victim and his next of kin, and the State. V ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY 34. In this section, the Court will determine the scope of the State’s acknowledgement of international responsibility in this case and, to this end, will