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13.
That based on the foregoing, the Court deems it necessary that the State
submit information on the steps taken in order to conduct an investigation into the
facts of the instant case and apply the measures resulting from such investigation to
those responsible for said facts, under the terms of operative paragraph 7 of the
Judgment (supra Having Seen 1).
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14.
That with regard to operative paragraph 8, regarding the publication of the
relevant parts of the Judgment as ordered by the Court, the State informed that on
November 28, it published Chapter VII and the operative paragraphs of the Judgment
in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Honduras and that on January 27, 2007 it
published the texts referred to above in “El Heraldo,” a newspaper of nationwide
circulation. Notwithstanding, as the publication in “El Heraldo” did not include Chapter
VII of the Judgment, on September 5, 2007 it informed that such omission had been
corrected and Chapter VII had been published in said newspaper (supra Having Seen
2).
15.
That the representatives, in their observations submitted on October 11, 2007,
acknowledged full compliance with this operative paragraph as Chapter VII and the
operative paragraphs of the Judgment had been published in the Official Gazette and in
a newspaper of nationwide circulation (supra Having Seen 3). Likewise, on November
2, 2007, the Commission stated that it appreciated compliance with this operative
paragraph, as it considered that it had been satisfactorily fulfilled (supra Having Seen
4).
16.
That based on the information submitted by the parties, the Court deems that
the State has complied with operative paragraph 8 of the Judgment (supra Having
Seen 1).
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17.
That with regard to operative paragraph 9, concerning the adoption of measures
aimed at improving conditions in penitentiary centers, the State in its first report,
pointed out that the public institutions which must implement the provisions ordered
by the Court had been notified of the Judgment of the Court. In its second report
(supra Having Seen 2), it listed a number of actions which were being carried out, to
wit:
a)
the budgetary item allocated to food supply was increased by 3.00
lempiras, to reach 12 daily lempiras per inmate;
b)
it was decided that the cell block where highly dangerous inmates were
detained would be remodeled to hold prisoners included among vulnerable
groups;
c)
a special cell block was built for inmates who are police members held in
preventive custody;