6 these activities are directly related to the obligation to adopt specific measures designed to promote the return of displaced persons or whether said activities were directed towards the population living in the humanitarian areas, and g) the State must provide information on the measures adopted in order to transfer the case concerning the death of Mr. Pedro Murillo from the military criminal justice system to the regular criminal justice system, and in order to find his body. 19. The brief of the State, received on January 2, 2006, stating, inter alia, that: a) the Colombian Public Prosecutor ordered that the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces Commander General and the civilian authorities of Bajo, Medio and Alto Atrato devise and implement, without delay, a security plan to protect the Communities living in these areas; b) the Agencia Presidencial para la Acción Social y la Cooperación Internacional (Presidential Agency for Social Action and International Cooperation) has coordinated the return of 300 families to the Curbaradó river basin, and provided assistance, support and food to these families; c) between December 9 and 11, 2005, the Centro de Coordinación de Acción Integral de la Presidencia (Comprehensive Action Coordination Center of the Presidency) organized a one-day Interinstitutional Mission for the purpose of providing food and medical assistance to the communities living in the Jiguamiandó river basin; however, the Communities refused assistance; d) on September 3, 2005, three satellite telephones were offered to the communities of Bella Flor, Pueblo Nuevo and Nueva Esperanza; however, their representatives opted not to receive them. e) follow-up meetings, in which the beneficiaries of these measures have participated, as well as visits to the area of the Communities have been conducted regularly; f) the Dirección Seccional de Fiscalías de Quibdó (Quibdó Divisional Prosecution Directorate) stated that the 28 investigations involved victims who are part of the Jiguamiandó and Curbaradó communities. g) the investigation into the murder of Mr. Cristóbal Romaña was opened and the acting prosecutor ordered the collection of evidence, among which, he ordered the taking of testimony; exhumation of the body; genetic study of the bone remains, which tested positive for DNA. The investigation is at the preliminary stage; h) the investigation into the death of Mr. Carlos Salinas-Becerra is at the preliminary stage; i) on account of the disappearance of Mr. Orlando Valencia, officers from the Defensoría Seccional de Urabá (Urabá Divisional Ombudsman’s Office) arrived on the scene, and the Ministry of the Interior and Justice immediately created a verification and support commission, whose members visited the area of Belén de Bajirá, Jiguamiandó and Curbaradó. A commission to investigate the case was also established. At the time of this report, the results of the analysis of the balls of the fingers, dental chart, and DNA from one of the bones of the body for identification were pending, and j) the Colombian Public Prosecutor’s Office informed the State that there were eleven ongoing disciplinary investigations in connection with incidents in which the victims were members of the Communities of Jiguaminadó and Curbaradó. 20. The brief of the representatives, received on February 4, 2006, stating, inter alia, that:

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