by the beneficiaries will be taken into account when assessing whether the Court is justified
in maintaining these provisional measures.
2.
Regarding the implementation of the provisional measures
7.
The State provided information on “the measures of protection that the beneficiaries
of these provisional measures have,” at this time:
a)
Regarding the beneficiaries Abraham Mendez, his wife, and five children, the
State advised that they were not receiving safety measures, because they had not
agreed to these measures being provided by State agents. The State advised that, in
the risk assessment made of Abraham Mendez, he requested that persons of his
election be hired and that they be paid a fee by the Ministry of the Interior. The
State indicated in some of its reports that it was “willing to propose a list of police
agents who [could] be considered suitable for the safety of the beneficiaries, and
who were extremely upright and capable.”
b)
Regarding the beneficiary Jorge Carpio Arrivillaga, the State advised that he
has had a personal security system since 2004; the "security is provided by the
actual Personal Protection and Security Division of the National Civil Police.” It added
that two agents of the National Civil Police had been assigned to him. The State also
advised that he had requested one more agent for the security of himself and his
family circle;
c)
Regarding the beneficiary Martha Arrivillaga, Mr. Carpio’s widow, the State
advised that her personal security is provided by a security agent. The State advised
that “she has been assigned an agent to provide her with personal security services
since July 2, [2010,] who was chosen by Mrs. Arrivillaga from the two agents
proposed by the National Civil Police.” According to the State, the beneficiary has
indicated that she feels safe and is satisfied with the service provided by the agent.
d)
Regarding the beneficiary Karen Fischer, the State advised that she had
personal security measures provided by five private individuals. The State indicated
that “the contract of one of the private agents who provided security was terminated
at the beneficiary’s request, and another agent resigned for health reasons.” The
State indicated that, in 2010, Mrs. Fischer was informed that “following a thorough
analysis and reports, […] it was determined that [the] Ministry was unable to hire the
person requested by the beneficiary.” In addition, it indicated that, on different
occasions, she had been informed of the impossibility of the State hiring "anyone
who was not a member of its institutions, and [that] members of the National Civil
Police had been offered; however, the offer ha[d] been rejected.” The State indicated
that it was willing “to propose a list of members of the police force who could be
considered suitable to ensure Mrs. Fischer’s safety.”
e)
Regarding the beneficiary Daniela Carpio Fischer, the State advised that her
personal security is provided by a private agent. It indicated that it had interviewed
Daniela Carpio in November 2009 and, at that time, “she did not report any incident
that might suggest a threat. […] She stated that, owing to the high crime rate and
insecurity prevailing in the country, she requested that she be assigned two agents
as personal security, divided into two groups, to accompany her to all her activities,”
and
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