- 40 123. Luis Alonso Chévez de la Rocha was born on December 23, 1957.214 From March 27, 2008, to September 23, 2010, he was a Special Judge of cases involving domestic violence in San Pedro Sula.215 At the time of the facts he was a member of the AJD.216 124. In the afternoon of August 12, 2009, he was near the Multiplaza Mall located in the Circunvalación Avenue of San Pedro Sula. That day, a march against the coup d’état was being held in this avenue. Mr. Chévez went to observe the march and noted that “they were throwing tear gas bombs.” Upon questioning the actions taken by the police, he was made to get into a patrol car217 and taken to the First Police Station of San Pedro Sula.218 According to Mr. Chévez, he “was physically and verbally attacked by the station’s police agents,” who also failed to inform him of his rights.219 125. The same day, an application for habeas corpus was filed in favor of Mr. Chévez and the other persons arrested with him.220 As a result, the places where they were detained in San Pedro Sula were ordered to “immediately bring [all those arrested that day], before the corresponding Executing Magistrate,” and that those who had arrested them should present “the arrest warrant and [provide] a detailed report of the events that led to the arrest.”221 The Executing Magistrate observed that, in the logbook of the station where he was detained “there was no record of why he had been detained, or indeed a report of the detention of anyone by that police station that day.”222 In addition, the officer in charge told her that the said persons were not detained; rather, they were at the police station “because of the investigation and to be checked by a forensic physician.”223 The Executing Magistrate ordered their immediate release at 8.20 p.m. considering that “no warrant existed for their arrest” and there was not even “circumstantial evidence against them.”224 214 Cf. Curriculum vitae of Luis Alonso Chévez de la Rocha (evidence file, folio 5680). 215 Cf. Brief received on June 30, 2010, signed by Luis Alonso Chévez de la Rocha and addressed to the Judicial Service Council (evidence file, folio 1786), and salary certification issued by the Head of the Judiciary’s Personnel Department on June 20, 2014 (evidence file, folio 5777). 216 Cf. Minutes covering the election of the ADJ Board of Directors, period 2008-2010, dated September 27, 2008 (evidence file, folio 5628). 217 In this regard, in a statement of August 12, 2009, Mr. Chévez declared that, during the protest, he asked a police officer “why they had suppressed the protest, considering that it was peaceful, and the [officer] said that this was not true and […] ordered his arrest.” In another statement of September 14, 2009, Mr. Chévez indicated that a police officer asked him if he was taking part in the march; Mr. Chévez told him that he was not and pointed out that “they were acting improperly, and asked why they were throwing [tear gas] bombs with no prior warning.” In the affidavit he submitted to this Court, Mr. Chévez stated that he went over to the police and “asked them why they had launched an attack with tear gas bombs with no prior warning; that this harmed innocent people; [he] told them clearly that [he] was a judge” and, as a result, he was arrested. Cf. Record of interview with Luis Alonso Chévez de la Rocha at the First Police Station on August 12, 2009 (evidence file, folio 5696); statement made by Luis Alonso Chévez de la Rocha on September 14, 2009, before the Inspectorate of Courts and Tribunals (evidence file, folio 1201), and affidavit made by Luis Alonso Chévez de la Rocha on January 8, 2015 (evidence file, folios 6638 and 6639). 218 Cf. Record of inspection by the Executing Magistrate of August 12, 2009 (evidence file, folio 5692), and record of interview with Luis Alonso Chévez de la Rocha in the First Police Station on August 12, 2009 (evidence file, folio 5696). 219 Cf. Record of inspection by the Executing Magistrate of August 12, 2009 (evidence file, folios 5692 and 5693), and affidavit made by Luis Alonso Chévez de la Rocha on January 8, 2015 (evidence file, folio 6639). 220 Cf. Application for habeas corpus filed by Tirza Flores Lanza on August 12, 2009, before the San Pedro Sula District Appellate Court (evidence file, folio 1226). 221 Cf. Decision of the District Appellate Court of August 12, 2009 (evidence file, folio 1226). 222 Record of inspection by the Executing Magistrate of August 12, 2009 (evidence file, folio 5692). 223 Record of inspection by the Executing Magistrate of August 12, 2009 (evidence file, folio 5692). 224 Decision of the Executing Magistrate of August 12, 2009 (evidence file, folio 1241), and Decision of the Judicial Service Council of August 24, 2011 (evidence file, folio 2233).