e) On October 1, 2011, after leaving his house, Mr. Galdámez realized that a car was following him. On his way to the radio station where he works he was able to evade this vehicle. The police agent responsible for his safety also observed the incident, but did not call a patrol to provide protection to him. The beneficiary opted to denounce the fact during the radio show for which he works; f) On October 16, 2011, the beneficiary’s son was stopped by a police car with six policemen. One of them hit him in the face and asked him for his belongings, threatening him with a gun. Mr. Galdámez arrived with a police agent; however no investigation was carried out to clarify the reason for the detention or the attack suffered; g) On October 22, 2011, Mr. Galdámez’s car was broken into, and some implements used in his work as a journalist were stolen. This was reported to the police; however, here again no steps were taken; h) On November 1, 2011, the beneficiary received two telephone calls in which he received death threats. On November 14, he received a text message with the same threatening characteristics; i) On November 24, 2011, when she reached her home, the beneficiary Wendy Orellana Molina realized that two men with their faces covered were approaching her on a motorcycle without license plates; however, seconds later they disappeared rapidly. The police agent assigned to watch over the Galdámez family did not notice this incident because he was watching television on the porch outside the house; j) On December 28, 2011, Wendy Orellana Molina was intercepted by two men driving a truck. They made her get out of the car, took her belongings, used profane language when addressing her, and left; k) On February 10, 2012, Mr. Galdámez received a text messages and telephone calls with death threats. Also, on February 13, 14, 16 and 17, 2012, he was followed after leaving work. Mr. Galdámez expressed his concern, indicating that he felt “at death’s door, [he did] not know what to do with so many threats and, here, the police [were] the ones that [were] killing people and […] committing contract killings,” and l) Mr. Galdámez was obliged to take measures of protection for his family; they included Ms. Orellana Molina travelling temporarily to the United States, and one son going to Spain and another to the United States in order to get away from the threats to their father. 10. The Inter-American Commission noted “the possible participation of State agents in the events described by the representatives and the lack of information from the State that it had taken serious measures to determine reliably those responsible for these incidents and their links with the State’s security agencies.” In addition, it observed “with concern that, despite the beneficiaries’ situation of risk and the new incidents reported by the representatives, the beneficiaries do not have protection personnel on a permanent basis, [and] the police presence in these circumstances is insufficient.” The State did not refer specifically to the threats and the incidents reported by the 11. representatives in which members of the family were followed. 5