objection to [the witnesses proposed by the Commission] being heard when the public hearing takes place.” 12. The Order of the President of the Court of February 6, 2003, in which he decided: 1. To summon the representatives of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the State of Venezuela to a public hearing to he held at the seat of the InterAmerican Court, at 10.30 a.m. on February 17, 2003, to receive the statements of the said witnesses and for the Court to hear their viewpoints on the facts and circumstances relating to the implementation of the provisional measures in the Liliana Ortega et al., Luis Uzcátegui, and Luisiana Ríos et al. cases. […] 4. To summon Luisiana Ríos to appear before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights at 10.30 a.m. on February 17, 2003, to give testimony on “[t]he threats, and physical and verbal attacks that [she has] received from Government supporters in Venezuela, during the exercise of her work as a journalist during the last year (as of January 2002).” 5. To summon Armando Amaya to appear before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights at 10.30 a.m. on February 17, 2003, to give testimony on “[t]he threats, physical and verbal attacks that [he has] received from Government supporters in Venezuela, during the exercise of his work as a journalist during the last year (as of January 2002).” […] 13. The public hearing on these provisional measures held at the seat of the Inter-American Court on February 17, 2003. There appeared before the Court: For the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Eduardo Bertoni, delegate; Carlos Ayala, assistant, and Pedro Nikken (assistant) For the State of Venezuela: Jorge Dugarte Contreras, agent, and Gisela Aranda, assistant. 14. The testimony of Armando Amaya, given during the public hearing, which is summarized as follows: a) He is a Venezuelan national, resident in Caracas, a camera assistant photographic reporter - for the company Radio Caracas Televisión. Owing to his work, one day while covering a news item in the Cajigal Observatory, he and his team were attacked by some Government supporters, who shouted verbal abuse at them, insulted them, threw stones and, despite this, they were unable to obtain help from any official. They were able to exit into the avenue, where they were attacked by “motorcyclists, by people [who threw] stones [at them], shouted slogans that [they] were charlatans, who should not be there.” b) On another occasion, while he and his team were covering a news item, a soldier approached to warn them that they should not be in that area