19 and that it doesn’t have a problem admitting this. Moreover, the State explained that it is not possible, at this time, to do more than that, because the appeal of the conviction of Mr. Suárez Rosero has not been decided. However, if that appeal were favorable, it would not have a problem and in fact, it would have an obligation “to make an admission or an apology.” 72. With respect to the request that the State make an apology, the Court deems that the judgment on the merits in the present case constitutes, in itself, a significant and important form of reparation and moral satisfaction for Mr. Suárez Rosero and his relatives. * * * 73. During the public hearing, Mr.Suárez Rosero stated that , as a result of the proceedings to which he was subjected, which still continues before the Ecuadorian court, he has been assessed a fine of S/.220,000,000.00 (two hundred twenty million sucres) and that the National Council on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances has his name on a list of persons involved in the trafficking of drugs, which bars him from undertaking certain transactions, such as buying dollars of the United States of America. 74. For its part, the Commission requested that the Court order that the State “take effective measures to guarantee the expeditious and final processing of the motions still pending in the case before the courts of the domestic jurisdiction. 75. During the public hearing, the State argued that the appeal interposed by Mr. Suárez Rosero was still being processed by the Ecuadorian courts and stated that it was not possible for Ecuador to take any measure in this case until the domestic tribunals had decided the appeal. 76. In its Judgment of November 12, 1997, the Court declared that in the proceedings against Mr. Suárez Rosero there were violations of Articles 7, 8, and 25 of the American Convention, in relation to Article 1(1) of the same (first, second, and fourth operative paragraphs of that Judgment). In accordance with Article 63(1) of the Convention, the Court holds that the State has the duty to repair the consequences of these violations, in that it shall not collect the fine imposed on Mr. Suárez Rosero and not list his name, for this cause of action, in the Register of Criminal Records, or in the Register maintained by the National Council on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. XI THE DUTY TO TAKE DOMESTIC MEASURES 77. Mr. Suárez Rosero and the Commission requested that the Court order the State to investigate the facts and punish those responsible for the violated committed against Mr. Suárez Rosero. 78. The State did not make reference to this issue. 79. In this regard, the Court deems that it has already declared this duty of the State in its judgment on the merits. (Suárez Rosero Case, Judgment of November 12, 1997, Series C. No. 35, operative paragraph six) This obligation is incumbent