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JORGE Mtz ZlCBES, being duly sworn: deposes and says:
I. .r am member of the law finn Muiz,. Ramirez, Prez- Taiman & Olaya in Peru. I have
Respondent.
been admittd to the practice of law in Peru since 1976. 1 repreent Doe Run Peru S.R.L.
in the criminal defamaton action that it institute agaist Consorcio Minero S.A.
(UCormin") and Trafgura Group ("Trafigura'1 in the 20th Criminal Court in and for
Lima, Per (the "Libel Action"). 1 subnut this afdavit in support of Doe Run Peru's
Motion to Compel Production ofDocuinents.
2. During their recent depositions before the Peruvian criminal judge, Connfn
employees testified that their attorneys ai:e the ones who orchestrated the conduct and made the
sttements that are the subject of
3. Mr.. G0117..lo Miguel Andrade Nicoli testfied before the Criminal Court in and for
Lima. Peru on June 22, i 0 i i, and he stated: "The controversy with Doe Run Peru is being
handled by our legal departent and our external counsel, and T undersand that (the April 8,
2011 Cormn press release) was drafted in reponse to an initial pres.
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4. Mr. Ricardo Juan Trovarell Vecchio testifed before the Crminal Cour in and
for Lima, Peru on June 24. 201 I, and he stated: t'Cormn's legal deparment, advised by our
external advisors, saw the need to resond to this press releae, a decision which 1 considered
correct, thus I authorzed the Legal Manager to respond to the false statements made by Doe Run
Peru. i did not parcipate in the draftng of the only communiqu issued by Connfn on April 8,
2011, in response to the statements made by Doe run Peru in their press releaes dated April 2
and April 6, and 1 also did not order its publicaon" which was done by Cormfn's Legal
Manager, Dr. Alfredo Polo Glvez. ......
6. Based on this sworn testimony by these Connn employees, DRP fied a reuest
before the Judge in the Libel Acton to call for the testfmonial declaration of i) Cormin's inhouse counsel, Alfrdo Polo Glvez (who was mentioned by Jessica Portoy, Alejandro
Alenara, Fernando Parodi, Miguel Andrade, Viviana Cortvitae and Juan Trovarel1 as the
legal m~ager of the company who made the decision to publsh the libelous press releases) and,
(ii) the legal representative ofEstudio Rodrigo, Elas & Medrano (mentioned by Miguel Andrade
and Juan Trovarell as the external counsel tht advised Connin with repect to these matters).
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7. Under these circuinstces, the atorneys involved in the conduct at issue in the
Libel Action are obligated to give evidence tn the Criminal Court in Peru. In other words,
Corm
in and its lawyer n1ay not prevent disclosure of their wrttn or ora communications
the Libel Aotion on the basis of an~ type of
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