32 i) advise if, prior to December 31, 1996, that office opened an investigation against citizen Eduardo José Landaeta Mejías, (…); ii) assign a group of officers to identify and locate the person who was serving as a private security guard at the Valle Lindo Urbanization (…) on December 31, 1996; iii) 212 fingerprint the corpse, as requested in memorandum No. 0074 of January 3, 2007.” On November 23, 2005, the Transitional Prosecutor's Office requested the following investigative procedures: “i) hematology test on the three projectiles that were collected and sent to the Recovered Objects Room (…) 1997 (…); ii) recover the photographs and latent fingerprints collected according to report 213 (…) of March 10, 1997 (…) 162. On January 24, 2006, the Transitional Prosecutor's Office requested Maracay Medical Center for information on whether or not Dr. Julio César Álvarez, “who allegedly provided medical assistance in the emergency area (…) on December 31, 1996, since he was on duty at the time,” was 214 attached to that institution. 163. In February 2006, the Transitional Prosecutor's Office requested the CSOP for a certified copy of the pages of the daybook kept at the Mácaro command, Municipality of Santiago Mariño, on 215 December 31, 1996. 164. On March 3, 2006, Maracay Medical Center sent a communication to the Transitional Prosecutor's Office advising that Dr. Julio César Álvarez was part of the group of specialized surgeons 216 and that “the other information requested is in the past.” 165. On April 29, 2006, the Transitional Prosecutor's Office requested a ballistic trajectory 217 218 analysis and further autopsy examination. On May 25, 2006, the CICPC sent the results of the further autopsy examination, indicating that “based on a correlation of each of the wounds sustained by 219 the deceased, a projectile must have remained inside the corpse (…) 166. On June 2, 2006, the Transitional Prosecutor's Office requested the cooperation of the 220 CSOP in arranging for officer Eduardo Ramírez to come forward to make a statement. 167. On June 19, 2006, the Transitional Prosecutor's Office wrote to the CICPC, reiterating its 221 request made on November 23, 2005, for procedures to be carried out. That same day it reiterated the 212 Appendix 9. Exhibit 4. Domestic proceeding. E-782046. Request, processing, and results of the exhumation of Eduardo Landaeta. page 17 (Appendix 3 to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007). 213 Appendix 9. Exhibit 4. Domestic proceeding. E-782046. Request, processing, and results of the exhumation of Eduardo Landaeta. page 18 (Appendix 3 to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007). 214 Appendix 9. Exhibit 4. Domestic proceeding. E-782046. Request, processing, and results of the exhumation of Eduardo Landaeta. page 26. (Handwritten) (Appendix 3 to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007). 215 Appendix 9. Exhibit 4. Domestic proceeding. E-782046. Request, processing, and results of the exhumation of Eduardo Landaeta. page 31. (Handwritten) (Appendix 3 to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007). 216 Appendix 9. Exhibit 4. Domestic proceeding. E-782046. Request, processing, and results of the exhumation of Eduardo Landaeta. page 32. (Handwritten) (Appendix 3 to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007). 217 Appendix 9. Exhibit 4. Domestic proceeding. E-782046. Request, processing, and results of the exhumation of Eduardo Landaeta. page 34. (Handwritten) (Appendix 3 to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007) 218 Appendix 9. Exhibit 4. Domestic proceeding. E-782046. Request, processing, and results of the exhumation of Eduardo Landaeta. page 35. (Handwritten) (Appendix 3 to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007). 219 Appendix 9. Exhibit 4. Domestic proceeding. E-782046. Request, processing, and results of the exhumation of Eduardo Landaeta. page 42. (Handwritten) (Appendix 3 to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007). 220 Appendix 9. Exhibit 4. Domestic proceeding. E-782046. Request, processing, and results of the exhumation of Eduardo Landaeta. page 50. (Handwritten) (Appendix 3 to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007). 221 Appendix 9. Exhibit 4. Domestic proceeding. E-782046. Request, processing, and results of the exhumation of Eduardo Landaeta. page 51. (Handwritten) (Appendix 3 to the petitioners’ brief with observations on merits of July 18, 2007).

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