I he reby r eport the de tails of w hat pr ecipitated initiation of P reliminary Investigation No UMAPC-LEV and the results thereof.

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1 REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR PUBLIC PROSECUTOR S OFFICE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR S OFFICE OF ECUADOR UNIT FOR CRIMES AGAINST THE ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURAL HERITAGE Official Letter No UMAPC-LEV Quito, June 1, 2005 Doctor Washington Pesántez DISTRICT PROSECUTOR Hand Delivered.- Dear Sir: I he reby r eport the de tails of w hat pr ecipitated initiation of P reliminary Investigation No UMAPC-LEV and the results thereof. By means of official letter No MFG-IP MBI dated May 20, 2004, signed by Dr. Mariana Yépez Andrade, former General District Prosecutor, I learned of the complaint lodged by Dr. Genaro Peña Ugalde, Deputy Comptroller General of the State, against Texaco Petroleum Company et a l., so tha t [ the ma tter] mig ht be i nvestigated a nd t he pe rtinent or ders m ight be issued with respect to the existence of an environmental crime, which is under the jurisdiction of this U nit. In this r espect, I ini tiated Preliminary Investigation No UMAPC-LEV on May 27, 2 004, w hich entailed c arrying out s everal pr oceedings i n or der t o de termine t he existence of a ny environmental c rime [ as] de scribed i n t he C riminal C ode. H owever, upon conclusion of the Preliminary Investigation phase, no conduct was found that would be covered by t he pe rtinent ar ticles of t he C riminal C ode which de scribe c rimes a gainst t he E nvironment (Arts. 437 A to 437K) because the events occurred prior to the Amendment of the Criminal Code which contains the description of the environmental crimes and which are clearly set forth and well g rounded i n t he c ertified c opy of t he r ejection of t his pr oceeding, w hich I a ttach he reto, which was filed in the province of Francisco de Orellana and in Sucumbíos on A pril 28 of this year, after a meeting I held with the Deputy General District Prosecutor, Dr. Cecilia Armas de Tobar. CH-1578 CERT. MERRILL VER: JD PLAINTIFF S EXHIBIT Civ (LAK) Plaintiff's Exhibit 253 p. 1 of 5

2 Moreover, I should point out that the Preliminary Investigation conducted by this Unit grew out of Preliminary Investigation No being conducted by the Office of the General District Prosecutor, [ which] c ase w as i nitiated be cause of a c omplaint l odged b y Dr. G enaro P eña Ugalde, Deputy Comptroller General of the State, against Texaco Petroleum Company et al., as indicated before, which is still being processed in that office and which deals with other types of crimes. In concluding I should point out that, b y means of official letter No UMAPC-LEV dated M ay 9 of t his year, t he unde rsigned s ent a dul y certified copy of t he e ntire case file processed in this Unit to Ms. Deputy General District Prosecutor so that she would be aware of it and issue the pertinent instructions. This is all I can report to you. With nothing further, I sign, Mr. Prosecutor. Sincerely, [signature] Dr. Luis Enriquez Villacrés PROSECUTOR [circular stamp] PUBLIC PROSECUTOR S OFFICE OF ECUADOR UMAPC PROSECUTOR DISTRICT OF PICHINCHA [rectangular filing stamp] OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT PROSECUTOR OF PICHINCHA Received today, the [illegible] 1,2005 I certify. [signature] 3:20 PM THE CLERK CH-1579 CERT. MERRILL VER: JD Plaintiff's Exhibit 253 p. 2 of 5

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4 B: /.' a -e \,.,..- '. ':.::./~::, ~:.. 1VJrN)ST~:}{lO publico DEL,.,ECUADOR ~:.'~ "', REPUBLICA DEL f-cuadof(]nmad DE DELITOS CONTRA, ELJJEDIQ )tafbienre r,"" MINISTERIO PU8L1CO.' T O,1\T c' U, I,,.. PA '.RIM 1 lio fllt. HAL.. Oficio No UMAPC-LEV Quito, lero. de junio de 2005 Senor Doctor Wasltington Pes:IDtez MINISTRO FISCAL DISTRITAL Presente.- De mi consideraci6n: Por medio del presente. me per-mito dade a conocer; los ditaues que motivaroft el inieio de fa Indagaeion P[e\l~a No lf1\ifAPC-LEV y sus resultados. Mediante oficio NO MFG-IP MBI de 20 ~ mayo de 2004, suscrito por la Ora. Mariana Yfpe?: Andrade, ex Ministr;:t Fiscal General, rove conocinliemo de la demmcia preseruada por el' Or. Genaro Petia Ugalde, ContralO! General del Estado Subrogante, en coritra de Texaco Petroleum Company y otros: a fin de investigar y disponer, 10 pertinente en cuanto ala existencia de un delito a11lbiental, competencia'de estafiunidad. AI respecto, inicie la Indagacion Previa signada con el numero U~1APC-LEV, el 27 de mayo de 2004, dentro de 1a eua] se llevaron a cabo varias diligencias a fin de determinar Ita existencia de :ligfut " deliro, ambiental, tipiftcado en el Codigo Ptmal. gin embargo, a1 conc1uii-1a fase ; de Indagaci6n Preyia, no se encontro, una conducta que seencasille en los ; articulos pertinentes. del C6digo Penal que tjpifican los qelitos cantrael Medio. Ambiente (Arts. 43} A a 437K) en virtud de que los hechos fueroll sucitados antes de la Retbr(ma al C6digo Penal que contierie la tipificacion de los delitos ambienwes y que estan c1ar;mlente expuestos y fundamentados en 1a copia! certificada de la desestimacion de este proceso que adjunto ala presente, que fue presentada en 1a provincia de Fran~!Sco de Orellana y en Sucumbios, el 28 de abril del presente, previa a una reunion que mantuve can la Senora 1finist.ra Fiscal General Submg:mte, Ora. Cecilia Armas de Tobar..~.. Plaintiff's Exhibit 253 p. 4 of 5

5 Par otro lad, debo indicarle que, la lndagacion Previa que conocio. esta Unidad, naci6 de la Indaga6.on Previa No que se tramita en e1 'tvfinisterio Fiscal General. caus'a :iniciada por denllflcia presemada par e~ Dr. Gerraro Peiia Ugalde, ContralO! General del Estado Subrogan1e, en contra de Texaco Petroleum Company y otros como antes se indica y que sigue tramitafidose en esa dependencia y que versa sobre otro tipo de delit.os. Para finalizar debo indica! que, mediante ofieio No UMAPC LEV de fecha 09 de mayo del presen1e, el suscrito envi6 co.pia debidamente. certificada de todo el expediente tramitado en esta Unidad 'a 1a Sra. Ministra Fiscal Genera1 Subrogante a fin de que.t.enga eonocimien1o del mismo y disponga 10 pertinente. Es todo c~1!l1:.o puedo infonnar a su Aut.oridad. Sin otro particular, me suscribo de usted, seilor Ministro. e!ff -: I r; 7 t. Plaintiff's Exhibit 253 p. 5 of 5