15 possible witnesses to the facts in order to establish the identities of the perpetrators.” Additionally, it indicated that on the day of the minor’s homicide, "none of the relatives of Ms. Mery Naranjo requested police escort or reported on the places they would be traveling to." It added that the protective measures that the state granted to the benefit of beneficiary Mery Naranjo are collective in nature, thus covering her relatives and therefore also covering minor Sebastián Naranjo Jiménez. 49. The representatives observed that the State did not explain how it identified minor Sebastián Naranjo, nor how it was possible that "it almost immediately informed his relatives if Sebastián was not carrying any identification." They indicated that as of now, there is no witness testifying that Sebastian" Jiménez was seen alive in the neighborhood where he was found and that "his family reasonably doubts" that he had gone voluntarily to that place, "suspecting that he was taken there by his murderers, probably to give the coup de grace that caused his death, with the body being abandoned in the place where it was found." They argued that the death of this beneficiary was an extrajudicial execution with the same patterns that have been detected in other similar incidents, where the circumstances "do not follow the modus operandi of the criminal gangs, who attack their victims in places in which they are found regularly." With regard to what Colombia has stated to the effect that the police were not informed of any travel on that day, they indicated that "the State has never provided the necessary police officers to offer escorts to the beneficiaries when they are traveling to places other than their residences" and that the plan for the beneficiaries to report on their movements "is inadequate" when "there is no intention of accompanying them." For this reason, their right to movement and residency is affected without any compensation being provided in terms of security and protection. With regard to the investigation launched into these incidents, they argued that "the activities referred to by [the State] are purely formal and there is no work plan for the investigation." In addition, they added that they have not been permitted access to the preliminary procedures despite the power of attorney granted by the relatives of Sebastián Naranjo Jiménez to represent them as a civil party. 50. The Commission expressed its concern over the death of the beneficiary Sebastián Naranjo and observed, "without prejudice to [later] broadening [its] comments," that the death "was in the context of the situation of lack of protection" which the beneficiaries have been exposed to given the fact that the measures implemented by the State had not been sufficient to safeguard their personal integrity. c. Considerations of the Court on the alleged murders of Javier Augusto Torres Durán and Sebastián Naranjo Jiménez (supra clauses 1(4)(a) and 1(4)(b)) 51. The Court recalls that in its Order of January 31, 2008, it asked the State to submit specific information on the alleged murder of Javier Augusto Torres Durán. Regarding this, it observes with satisfaction the information submitted by the State on this issue. However, it is deeply saddened by the death of that beneficiary and considers the fact that the it took place despite these provisional measures being in force to be extremely grave. The Tribunal notes that, following what the State put forward in July 2008 (supra considering 44), it has not submitted additional information on the death of Javier Augusto Torres Durán, especially with regard to the circumstances in which it took place, in a way that would permit the Tribunal to determine its possible connection to the facts leading to the adoption of these provisional measures, in keeping with what the Court indicated in its latest order in this matter.23 Likewise, it observes that neither have the representatives submitted comments on the information submitted by the State. 23 Cf. Matter of Mery Naranjo et al. Order of the Court of January 31, 2008, supra footnote 14, Considering 24.

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