E/CN.4/2003/90/Add.2 page 30 24 In October 2002, a court found guilty one of the military personnel responsible for the murder of the anthropologist Myrna Mack, who was investigating crimes committed during the war, although a further two high-ranking military officers were acquitted. Catholic bishop Monsignor Gerardi was savagely murdered in 1998 after submitting a report on crimes committed during the armed conflict; the case has still not been completely clarified, although a number of military personnel have been arrested. 25 Article 26 of the Development Councils Act, “Consultations with the indigenous peoples”, states: “Once the law regulating consultation with the indigenous peoples is promulgated, consultations with the Maya, Xinca and Garífuna peoples on development measures directed by the Executive and directly affecting these peoples may take place through their representatives on the Development Councils.” 26 According to the Ministry of Education, only 18,000 of the 80,000 teachers in public education (22.5 per cent) are speakers of an indigenous language. 27 MINUGUA, The indigenous peoples of Guatemala. Overcoming discrimination in the framework of the Peace Agreements. Verification report, September 2001, United Nations Development Programme, Informe de Desarollo Humano 2001: Guatemala: El financiamiento del Desarollo Humano (Human Development Report 2001: Guatemala: Financing Human Development). 28 Declaration of Saculen, September 2002. 29 United Nations, Metas del Milenio: Informe del Avance de Guatemala (Millennium Goals: Report on progress in Guatemala). -----