-4Delegación
Zaraza
(Criminal,
Criminological
and
Scientific
Investigation Body of the Zaraza Sub-Delegation) of Guárico State, as
well as from the Guardia Nacional del Comando Regional No. 02
Destacamento No. 28 (National Guard of Regional Military Unit No. 2,
Detachment No. 28) of Valle de la Pascua (Guárico State) "put [said
measure] into practice immediately;"
b.
on April 23, 2006, Ms. Guerrero-Gallucci was taken from Clínica Los
Llanos to the airport of the city of Valle de la Pascua under custody of
officers of the Investigation Body and National Guard. From there, an
airplane took her to Caracas, where she stayed at a clinic under
custody of an investigation agent;
c.
on April 25, 2006, Mr. Martínez-Barrios was dismissed from the
medical center and expressed that he would travel to the city of
Barcelona, Anzoátegui State, "where he would stay with his next of
kin, and gave no exact address." Likewise, he stated that "he would
keep in touch with the office of the Investigation Body via telephone;"
d.
on April 30, 2006, the investigation agent who was guarding
Guerrero-Gallucci informed that she had been dismissed and that
had expressed that "she would travel to a next of kin's house in
city of Caracas, and gave no address of this place, so that
whereabouts of these people remain unknown";
e.
on June 22, 2006, a communication was forwarded to the Solicitor
General of the Republic to inform them of the request for provisional
measures, "urging them to take such steps as may be necessary to
safeguard the guarantees and security" of Ms. Guerrero-Gallucci and
Mr. Martínez-Barrios; and
f.
it will start holding meetings with the petitioners to "establish actions
more favorable to the defense and guarantee of human rights [...] as
of [...] June 26," 2006.
Ms.
she
the
the
CONSIDERING:
1.
That Venezuela has been a State Party to the American Convention since
August 9, 1977, and, pursuant to Article 62 thereof, recognized the adjudicatory
jurisdiction of the Court on June 24, 1981.
2.
That Article 63(2) of the American Convention provides that, in “cases of
extreme gravity and urgency, and when necessary to avoid irreparable damage to
persons”, the Court, with respect to cases not yet submitted to it, and at the request
of the Commission, may adopt such provisional measures as it deems pertinent.
3.
that:
That, in relation to this matter, Article 25 of the Rules of Procedure provides
[...]
2.
With respect to matters not yet submitted to it, the Court may act at the
request of the Commission.
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