35 present. The Attorney General treated the judge very badly, to the point where the latter decided to obey him. The Attorney General said that the procedure would be conducted at a later date. It would not have been possible to carry out this procedure, even if all the conditions mentioned by the Attorney General had been fulfilled, because it was cancelled for “political reasons.” When the procedure was cancelled, those present were filmed and photographed and their names were listed. On his return to the town, the forensic photographer, who was an official of the Office of the Ombudsman, informed his chief of what had occurred. When they returned to the capital, two of those who accompanied Jennifer Harbury went to the airport and Harbury and one other person received protection from the Office of the Ombudsman. e. Testimony of Francis Farenthall, US lawyer, legislator, human rights and refugee rights activist former Texas In May 1992, Jennifer Harbury asked her to attend the exhumation of a body in the Retalhuleu cemetery, in Guatemala. During the trip to Guatemala, Harbury told her that the body sought was that of her husband. Prior to the exhumation procedure, they held a meeting with Ramiro de León Carpio, Guatemalan Ombudsman. There was a certain unexpected tension during the meeting, demonstrated by the fact that the meeting was not held in his office, but in a public building in Guatemala City, and that special security measures were taken, such as keeping the doors locked. Subsequently, the same night, she, Jennifer Harbury and James Harrington again met with de León Carpio and, on that occasion, the latter gave them details of the trip to Retalhuleu and informed them that a forensic expert, representing the Office of the Ombudsman, and a photographer would accompany them during the procedure. On reaching the cemetery, they found a few people there, including the excavators and a person who had joined them when they arrived at the town. When they began the excavation, the atmosphere was peaceful; however, subsequently, a significant number of policemen or soldiers arrived and a large group of photographers who accompanied the authorities began to take photographs of the scene and those present; she considered that this was a form of intimidation. Despite the military presence, the excavation continued and they managed to find a bag containing a body. At that moment they heard noises and the Guatemalan Attorney General appeared, shouting that they must halt the excavation. The Attorney General appeared to be angry and his attitude was inflexible. The exhumation did not continue and a heated discussion started, which increased the tension, and, above all, caused her to fear for the safety of Jennifer Harbury.