4 I. Analysis of the information regarding the operative paragraph eight of the Judgment on merits and the operative paragraphs one and two of the Judgment on reparations With regard to the duty to locate the mortal remains of Efraín Bámaca Velásquez, exhume, and hand over, these remains in the presence of his widow and next-of-kin, as well as the obligation to investigate the facts that led to the violations, identify and eventually punish those responsible, as well as publicly diffuse the results of the corresponding investigation, the State presented information on: a) the obligation to investigate into the present case, and b) the situation regarding the safety of the public prosecutors and Mrs. Jennifer Harbury, who have promoted the case over the last year. 8. A) The obligation to investigate in light of the Judgments and Orders of the Court in the present case Information on the reopening and subsequent closing of the investigation 1. 1.1. Regarding the reopening of the investigation The State reported that, with the objective of complying with Guatemala’s commitments with relation to the judgments issued by the Court, it created a “human rights team” under the coordination of COPREDEH, and also conformed by the Supreme Court of Justice, the Public Prosecutors’ Office, and the Procurator for Human Rights. This Team selected four cases “that put in evidence procedural impunity, among them the case of Bámaca Velásquez,” in order to “analyze and identify the operation of the Justice System through the revision of paradigmatic cases.” The State indicated that the impact of the work carried out by this Team was reflected, inter alia, in the following: 9. a) on December 10, 2009, the “Public Prosecutors’ Office, Prosecutor Section, Unit of Special Cases and Violation of Human Rights” (hereinafter “the Public Prosecutors’ Office”) requested before the Supreme Court of Justice (hereinafter “the Supreme

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