10 b) Statement by common-law spouse Yaqueline Reyes, Ricardo Gutiérrez-Soler’s Mrs. Yaqueline Reyes is the common-law spouse of one of Wilson GutiérrezSoler’s brothers, Ricardo Gutiérrez-Soler, with whom she has two daughters. The other members of her family have grown apart from them as a result of the attacks and outrages perpetrated by police officers and the army against them. Mrs. Reyes states that she has recently acquainted with the fact that her brother-in-law, Wilson Gutiérrez-Soler, was a torture victim and that she now understands why he is under so much pain, both physical and moral. What happened to Wilson Gutiérrez-Soler, according to Mrs. Reyes, “affected [her] marriage,” because her common-law spouse Ricardo Gutiérrez-Soler was continually helping his brother out so that he could file complaints before the authorities. However, nobody seemed to take notice of them. The consequences for the family were terrible because her common-law spouse was deeply involved in Wilson Gutiérrez-Soler’s case. She, her two daughters and her common-law spouse’s children fell victim to attacks and searches by police officers and the army. There were times when her common-law spouse and brother-in-law wore bulletproof vests in case they were attacked. This disturbed her daughters and her common-law spouse’s children. The troubles and expenses experienced and incurred by the family prevented her daughters from regular schooling because every now and then they had to move to a new house under constant threat to their lives. On one occasion, the individuals who were posing threats to them advised them “to enjoy the little time left because soon we will all be finished” and, next, they asked about her common-law spouse and brother-in-law without even identifying themselves. The Gutiérrez-Soler family was subject to physical abuse and moral harassment. On November 27, 2002, Wilson Gutiérrez-Soler’s parents found a bomb in their house. On May 17, 2003, Mrs. Reyes and her daughters received a book-like bomb that was timely disassembled by police officers and explosive detection agents. The police accused her common-law spouse, Ricardo Gutiérrez-Soler, of “having connections with the [Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia] or the [Ejército de Liberación Nacional].” On October 4, 2003, the police arrested Ricardo Gutiérrez-Soler without any known reasons. During three hours, Mrs. Reyes ignored where the police had taken her common-law spouse. Sulma Tatiana and Leonardo, Ricardo Gutiérrez-Soler’s children, were also harassed by police officers. This situation made the family grow apart little by little. Currently, some of Ricardo Gutiérrez-Soler’s children do not live with him because they refuse to live in fear and under constant threat. For Mrs. Reyes, the events have been extremely disturbing and changed their lives because “everybody knows we live under continual threat and are regularly subject to searches. To cap it all, nobody employs Ricardo.”