3 Municipality of Chacao, who supplied two motorized police officers, with alternating forty-eight hour shifts, to follow her on the motorcycle when [she] travel[s] in [her] car, except in the mornings when [she] goes to the [television] channel from 5 to 7 a.m., when the guard on shift drives [her] car. The obligation to guard [her] ceases when [she] arrive[s] at [her] home, and is in effect only when [she] perform[s] job-related activities; the rest of the time, when [she is] at home or heading anywhere else [she] ha[s] no protection at all;” and g. on June 28, 2003 the Minister of Infrastructure, Diosdado Cabello, referring to the attack suffered by the journalists on June 27, stated the following to the daily newspaper “El Universal”: [w]hat happens is that there are people who are losing audience, nobody watches or hears them, who because of the flask of venom that they drink in the morning will say anything, and need to call attention to themselves somehow. That is what is happening. For this lady, or any other, to tell me that she suffered an attack, I state right now that I do not believe so [...] all these things I underline alleged, in black print, in quotes or bright colors, because for quite some time I no longer believe anything, about these claims that I was attacked, that they shot my car, always blaming the government. 3. The additional statement by the Commission, in its request for provisional measures, that: a. it has corroborated that during 2002 “there has been a progressive and significant increase of threats and attacks against journalists and especially against those who cover political events and rallies. During the in loco visit, conducted [by the Commission] in past May, the Commission was informed that journalists were the direct targets of aggression and harassment. The general state of the prevailing situation in Venezuela has generated a climate of aggression and continuous threats against freedom of expression and specifically against the personal safety of journalists, cameramen, photographers, and other media workers;” b. to date, the State has not informed of any arrests in connection with the facts that gave rise to the seven precautionary measures ordered by the Commission during the year 2002, nor has Venezuela prosecuted anyone for the facts that gave rise to the request for provisional measures ordered by the Court on November 27 in the case of the RCTV employees; and c. the fact that the June 27, 2003 attempt against the life of Marta Colomina and Liliana Velásquez failed, demonstrates that the journalists are still in an urgent situation of imminent danger. 4. The July 24, 2003 note by the Inter-American Commission, in which it supplied additional information, regarding the fact that “on the night of July 21, 2003 a resounding box with pamphlets against [Marta] Colomina exploded one block away from the radio station where she works.” 5. The July 30, 2003 Order of the President of the Court, in which he decided: 1. To order the State to adopt, forthwith, such measures as may be necessary to protect the life, the right to humane treatment and freedom of expression of journalists Marta Colomina and Liliana Velásquez. 2. To order the State to allow the beneficiaries to participate in planning and implementation of the protection measures and, in general, to inform them on progress regarding the measures ordered. 3. To order the State to investigate the facts that gave rise to the instant measures, with the aim of identifying and punishing those responsible. 4. To order the State to report to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, no later than August 14, 2003, on the measures adopted to comply with the instant Order.