9 41. The Commission and the representatives submitted the statements by witnesses and the reports by expert witnesses through affidavits, as ordered by the President on May 25, 2005 (supra para. 24). Hereinbelow, the Court summarizes the aforementioned statements: a) Witness proposed by the Inter-American Commission and the representatives 1. Carlos Paz, uncle to Roberto Javier Hernández-Paz On December 23, 1999, five or six individuals, wearing camouflage outfits, entered the witness’ home and took his nephew, Roberto Javier Hernández-Paz, to the Courtyard, where one of the men took out a gun and shot him in the leg. The men carried the witness’ nephew into the street, where a second shot was fired. The witness has never seen his nephew again and stated that he thinks about him every night. The witness wishes justice to be done, and that the authorities investigate and find out where his nephew's body is, since the lack of information about the investigation has caused him to be in daily woe. b) Witnesses proposed by the representatives 2. Gisela Romero, mother to Oscar José Blanco-Romero The witness lived next door to her son, Oscar José Blanco-Romero. On December 18, 1999, the witness went to Chuspa in search of a safe place, for heavy rains had affected her home. On December 23, 1999, she learned that her son had been detained on December 21 of 1999. Together with Alejandra, Oscar José BlancoRomero's wife, she searched for him at prisons, at the international airport and at police stations, and for his body at the morgue; however, he was never found, and she pointed out that neither "his clothes nor his shoes" have appeared. Oscar José Blanco-Romero lived with his two sons and his two nephews. The latter currently live with Alejandra, Oscar’s wife, and "they are like his own sons, because they have lived with Oscar since they were newborns." She was financially supported by her son Oscar, who was a mason, a mechanics assistant, and “managed to do a little bit of everything." Moreover, she is “heartbroken,” she suffers very much, “waits for Oscar day and night, [and] never loses hope that [her] son will appear some day." She hopes justice will be done and that those responsible provide information on her son's whereabouts, or at least on the location of his mortal remains. 3. Raquel Romero, aunt to Oscar José Blanco-Romero From her cousin’s house she saw when army members entered, by force, the house of her nephew, Oscar José Blanco-Romero, pulled him out of his residence, handcuffed him, and delivered him to the DISIP, which had already arrived at the