financial disbursements, established.”316 the items and their justification must be clearly 330. The Court has verified that the representatives incurred expenses before this Court with regard to transportation, and courier and communication services, among others, and they forwarded some vouchers with their final arguments brief. However, the representatives did not submit detailed evidence on the rest of the expenses that they have supposedly incurred, although it is logical to assume that the domestic proceedings and the proceedings before the Inter-American Commission entailed certain expenses. 331. Based on the above, the Court establishes, in equity, the amount of US$25,000.00 (twenty-five thousand United States dollars) for expenses in the litigation of this case. The said amount must be paid by the State to the leaders of the Community, who in turn, will pay Tierraviva the amount the Community considers appropriate to reimburse the expenses incurred by this organization. When monitoring compliance with this judgment, the Court may require the State to reimburse the victims or their representatives the duly authenticated reasonable costs. 8. Means of complying with the payments ordered 332. The State must make the payments of the compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary damages, as well as the reimbursement of costs and expenses, directly to the Community through their duly chosen leaders, in keeping with their traditions and customs. This must be done within two years of notification of this judgment and in the terms of the following paragraphs. 333. The State must comply with its pecuniary obligations by payment in United States dollars or the equivalent in national currency, using the exchange rate in force on the New York, United States of America, market the day before the payment is made. 334. If, for reasons that can be attributed to the beneficiaries of the compensation, it is not possible to pay the amounts established within the time specified, the State shall deposit the said amounts in an account or a certificate of deposit in their favor in a Paraguayan financial institution, under the most favorable financial conditions allowed by banking practice and law. If, after 10 years, the amount deposited has not been claimed, it shall be returned to the State with the accrued interest. 335. The amounts assigned in this judgment must be delivered to the Community in full, as established in this judgment, with no reductions for eventual taxes or charges 336. If the State falls into arrears, it shall pay interest on the amount owed, corresponding to the bank interest on arrears in Paraguay. XIII OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS 337. Therefore, 316 Cf. Case of Chaparro Álvarez and Lapo Íñiguez v. Ecuador, supra note 314, para. 277; Case of the “Dos Erres” Massacre v. Guatemala, supra note 12, para. 301, and Case of Chitay Nech et al. v. Guatemala, supra note 8, para. 284. 75

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