5 Robinson, proposed as expert witnesses by the alleged victim’s representatives, to provide their expert reports by means of statements made before notary public (affidavits), to be forwarded to the Court by June 8, 2004, at the latest; the affidavits would then be forwarded to the Inter-American Commission and to the State so that they could submit any comments they deemed pertinent. The President also convened the Commission, the alleged victim’s representatives, and the State to a public hearing to be held at the seat of the Inter-American Court, on July 2, 2004, to hear the final oral arguments on merits and possible reparations and costs, and also the testimonial statement and expert reports of the persons named below (infra para. 28). Moreover, in this order, the President informed the parties that they had until August 2, 2004, to submit their final written arguments on merits and possible reparations and costs. 24. On June 4 and 7, 2004, the alleged victim’s representatives forwarded the sworn statements made before notary public (affidavits), by José Daniel Rodríguez Robinson and Mario Pablo Rodríguez Hurtado respectively. On June 19, 2004, the State forwarded its comments on these statements. 25. On June 7, 2004, the State appointed Javier Alberto Aguirre Chumbimuni as its agent, in substitution of Sócrates Hernán Grillo Bockos. 26. On June 6 and 8, 2004, Héctor Faúndez Ledesma and Michelangela Scalabrino, respectively, submitted amici curiae briefs in the instant case. 27. On June 8, 2004, the Inter-American Commission forwarded the sworn statements made before notary public (affidavits) by María Teresa De La Cruz Flores and Abdón Segundo Salazar Morán. On June 19, 2004, the State remitted its comments on these statements. 28. On July 2, 2004, the Court received the statement of the witness and the reports of the expert witnesses proposed by the Inter-American Commission and by the alleged victim’s representatives at a public hearing on merits and possible reparations and costs. The Court also heard the final oral arguments of the Commission, the alleged victim’s representatives, and the State. There appeared before the Court: for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights: Freddy Gutiérrez, delegate Pedro E. Díaz, adviser Manuela Cuvi, adviser, and Lilly Ching, adviser for the alleged victim’s representatives: Carolina Loayza Tamayo, representative for the State of Peru: Javier Alberto Aguirre Chumbimuni, agent Doris Yalle Jorges, deputy agent César Lino Azabache Caracciolo, adviser, and