3 6. The brief of June 2, 2008 and its appendix whereby the State forwarded information on the steps taken in order to pay the overdue interests. 7. The communication of June 5, 2008 whereby the Secretariat, following the instructions of the President of the Tribunal, requested the forwarding of information on the progress of the measures adopted in said brief no later than August 4, 2008. 8. The briefs of June 13 and 26, 2008 and their corresponding appendixes, whereby the State forwarded information and referred to the Tribunal for its opinion regarding the amount owed on which basis the estimation of the interests on arrears should be done in order to comply with the payment. 9. The communication of July 4, 2008 whereby the Secretariat answered the consultation of the State regarding the amount owed over which the estimation of the interest on arrears should be calculated. 10. The brief of July 8, 2008 and its appendix, whereby the representatives forwarded a letter in which the victim stated “its decision to waive its right to collect the overdue interests, considering them totally paid” and requested the Court to let the State know “its wish to allocate the corresponding sum of money for overdue interests to the promotion of freedom of expression in the country". 11. The brief of July 29, 2008 whereby the State requested the Tribunal, considering the statement made by the victim, “to issue a final order of full compliance” with the Judgment. CONSIDERING: 1. That it is an inherent power of the judicial functions of the Court to monitor compliance with its decisions. 2. That Paraguay has been a State Party to the American Convention since August 24, 1989 and that in accordance with Article 62 thereof, Paraguay has accepted the binding jurisdiction of the Court on March 26, 1993. 3. That article 68(1) of the American Convention stipulates that ““[t]he States Parties to the Convention undertake to comply with the judgment of the Court in any