Ramon Baez Figueroa’s defense attorneys have filed a complaint with the Organization of American States (OAS) Inter-American Human Rights Commission, claiming “gross violations of the defendant’s rights to due process” protected by the American Convention on Human Rights. Listin Diario reports that the attorneys also presented a recourse against Judge Antonio Sanchez Mejia, acting president of the National District First Instance Criminal Chamber, who intends to begin the trial on 3 April 2006 in accordance with the new Criminal Procedure Code. The recourse was presented at the Supreme Court of Justice. Baez Figueroa’s attorneys are Marino Vinicio Castillo (Vincho), Juarez Castillo, Vinicio Castillo Seman, and Jose Antonio Columna.