4 seen with paramilitary structures and they have initiated administrative procedures against afro descendants and mixed-race individuals who tried to return to their original territories”. The representative admitted that national officers have acted diligently to address emergency situations; that notwithstanding, the representative stated that such diligence did not translate into protection of the life of the beneficiaries of these provisional measures or their territory. In that regard, the representative stated that the procedures carried out by the State were reactive, rather than preventive, in nature. 8. At the public hearing, the representative also claimed the fostering of “repopulation” procedures involving individuals who allege to be traditional inhabitants of the jointly-owned territory, but had never lived there before; the stockbreeding area was extended to jointly-owned territories in 3 instances and palm growing extended in 13 locations; after exercising their joint ownership right, the beneficiaries of these provisional measures were allegedly threatened by oil palm entrepreneurs in 8 instances; the signs indicating “humanitarian zones” and “biodiversity zones” were damaged by pillage; 3 illegal de-forestation areas were expanded and palm fruits were continuously extracted in the presence of public forces during the last six months, crops from farmers who returned to the region were damaged, and water sources were destroyed and impaired without any response from state authorities. 9. The representative admitted that after “almost 11 years of forced displacement and 7 years of usurpation by palm industry entrepreneurs of the lands jointly owned by afro descendants”, it was ordered that formal investigation proceedings be brought against 23 entrepreneurs and land commissioners for the “crime of concord to commit an unlawful act, forced displacement, land usurpation, false statements and crimes against the environment”. However, the representative informed that there is still no “decision on the merits of this investigation” or “specific results against the paramilitary structures that participated in palm growing areas”. The representative sustained that there was no active or permanent identification of the local, regional and national public officers who allegedly took part, through acts or omissions, in such events. Moreover, the representative expressly mentioned proceeding No. 979348, whereby the Prosecutor ordered “all these entities to adopt any measures necessary to suspend the effects of oil palm crop growing,” which directly affect the life and integrity of the residents of “humanitarian zones” and “biodiversity zones”, and to that date, no diligent or effective measures were implemented by the entities ordered to do so. Lastly, the representative informed that the proceedings for delimitation and demarcation of jointly-owned territories advanced by INCODER came to an end and that the jointly-owned areas, which are now home to stockbreeding ranches, oil palm crops and “re-settlers”, constitute the jointly-owned territory of the High Community Councils of Jiguamiandó and Curbaradó and that, nevertheless, this acknowledgment of rights and legal certainty did not materialize in restoration of the lands. 10. The Commission considered important for the State to provide detailed and accurate information on the criminal investigation initiated by the General Prosecutor's Office, whereby 23 entrepreneurs connected with oil palm exploitation