2) Marcos Neite González, who will render a statement on the events of December 13,
1998; on the personal, family, and patrimonial impacts thereof; the consequences had
by the lack of justice and reparation, and the measures of reparation that in his opinion
the State must adopt;
B)
Witness (proposed by the State)
3) Jairo Garcia Camargo, who will render a statement on the causes of what happened in
Santo Domingo, Arauca, on December 13, 1998.
C)
4)
Witness (proposed by the Commission and the representatives)
Alejandro Valencia Villa, who will render a statement on international standards that
determine the State's obligations in the framework of the military operations taking
place in a context of internal armed conflicts, including the obligations to the civilian
population and international standards to be taken into account when investigating
cases like this case. Established across the board, the expert witness will analyze the
convergence and complementarity of international human rights law and international
humanitarian law.
6.
Require the State to facilitate the exit and entry of the declarants from its borders, if they
reside in the country, for those summoned in this Order to render statements at the public
hearing on the merits and possible reparations and costs in this case, pursuant to Article 26(1)
of the Rules of Procedure of the Court.
7.
Require the representatives, the State, and the Inter-American Commission to provide
notice of this Order to those persons proposed by them and who have been summoned to
render statements, pursuant to that established in Articles 50(2) and 50(4) of the Rules of
Procedure.
8.
Inform the representatives, the State, and the Inter-American Commission that they
must cover the costs incurred by the production of the evidence provided by them, pursuant to
that established in Article 60 of the Rules of Procedure.
9.
Require the representatives, the State, and the Inter-American Commission to inform
the persons summoned by the Court to render a statement that, pursuant to Article 54 of the
Rules of Procedure, the Court will make known to the State the cases in which a person
summoned to appear or render a statement failed to appear or refused to render a statement
without legitimate cause, or when, in the opinion of the Court, has violated an oath or solemn
declaration, so that appropriate action may be taken under the relevant domestic legislation.
11. Inform the representatives, the State, and the Inter-American Commission that, upon
the rendering of the statements in the public hearing, they may present their final oral
arguments and final oral observations, respectively, on the merits and possible reparations and
costs in this case.
12. Order the Secretariat of the Court, pursuant to that provided in Article 55(3) of the Rules
of Procedure and as soon as possible, provide a link to the recording of the public hearing on
the merits and possible reparations and costs to the Inter-American Commission, the
representatives, and the State.
13. Inform the representatives, the State, and the Inter-American Commission that they
have a period until July 27, 2012, to present the final written arguments and final written
observations, respectively, in relation to the preliminary objections, merits and possible
reparations and costs in this case. This period is non-extendable and independent of the
provision of the recording of the public hearing to the parties.
14. Require the State to present, by no later than June 19, 2012, copies of the
documentation indicated in considering paragraph 37 of this Order. The parties and the
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