B.1 Alleged violations of due process in the first stage of the criminal proceedings against Ms. J. ......................... 55
B.1.1) Guarantees of competence, independence and impartiality of the judicial authorities who heard the case 56
B.1.2) Right to defend oneself ................................................................................................................. 57
B.1.3) Right to a public proceeding........................................................................................................... 64
B.1.4) The absence of reasoning and the presumption of innocence in the decision of the Supreme Court of
Justice of December 27, 1993.................................................................................................................. 65
B.2 Alleged violations of due process in the first and second stages of the criminal proceedings against Ms. J........ 68
B.2.1) Right to the presumption of innocence ............................................................................................ 68
B.2.2) Guarantee of non bis in idem ......................................................................................................... 75
B.3 Alleged violations of the principle of legality and of non-retroactivity ........................................................... 81
B.3.1) Arguments of the Commission and of the parties .............................................................................. 81
B.3.2) Considerations of the Court ........................................................................................................... 82
IX. RIGHT TO PERSONAL INTEGRITY AND PRIVACY IN RELATION TO THE OBLIGATIONS TO RESPECT AND
ENSURE THE RIGHTS ....................................................................................................................................... 86
A) General arguments of the Commission and of the parties ................................................................................ 87
B) General considerations of the Court .............................................................................................................. 87
C) Ill-treatment during the initial arrest............................................................................................................. 89
C.1) Arguments of the Commission and of the parties..................................................................................... 89
C.2) Considerations of the Court .................................................................................................................. 91
C.2.1) The context at the time of the events ............................................................................................. 92
C.2.2) The statements by Ms. J................................................................................................................ 93
C.2.3) The forensic medicine examination ................................................................................................. 95
C.2.4) The testimony of the prosecutor of the Public Prosecution Service ...................................................... 98
C.2.5) The failure to investigate the facts .................................................................................................101
C.2.6) Determination of the ill-treatment that occurred .............................................................................106
C.2.7) Legal characterization of the facts .................................................................................................106
D) Alleged ill-treatment suffered during the detention in the DINCOTE.............................................................109
D.1) Arguments of the Commission and of the parties ...............................................................................109
D.2) Considerations of the Court .............................................................................................................110
E) Other alleged violations of personal integrity ............................................................................................113
X. REPARATIONS ........................................................................................................................................... 114
A) Injured party .................................................................................................... ¡Error! Marcador no definido.
B) Obligation to investigate the facts that gave rise to the violations, and to identify, prosecute and punish those
responsible, as appropriate .............................................................................................................................115
C) Other measures of integral reparation: rehabilitation, satisfaction and guarantees of non-repetition ....................115
C.1) Rehabilitation ............................................................................................ ¡Error! Marcador no definido.
C.2) Satisfaction: Publication and dissemination of the Judgment ....................................................................117
C.3) Guarantees of non-repetition: Request to adapt domestic law ..................................................................117
C.3.1) The legal restrictions that prevent offering as witnesses those who intervened in the elaboration of the
police attestation ..................................................................................................................................118
D) Obligation to respect the guarantees of due process in the criminal proceedings opened against Ms. J. ................119
E) Compensation for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage ................................................................................120
F) Costs and expenses ........................................................................................... ¡Error! Marcador no definido.
G) Reimbursement of expenses to the Victim’s Legal Assistance Fund ..................................................................123
H) Method of complying with the payments ordered .................................................. ¡Error! Marcador no definido.
XI. OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS ........................................................................................................................ 124
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