38 193. In some cases93 the Court has deemed it necessary to grant compensation for the expenses incurred by the victims or their next of kin as a consequence of the alleged violations, inasmuch as such expenses have a direct bearing on said violations and have not been incurred in order to have access to justice, as the latter expenses are considered to be included in the item “reimbursement of costs and expenses” rather than “compensation.” 194. In the instant case, the Court considers that all the expenses alleged by the representative have been incurred in order to have access to justice, whereby it will analyze them in paragraph D) of this Judgment rather than in this paragraph, which deals with compensation for pecuniary damages. The Court notes that the representative requested an amount which exceeds four million US dollars as “defense and transfer expenses,” and an equal sum for “costs and expenses” (infra para. 217). In this regard, the State is right when it points out that “the amount of expenses considered under the same item has been duplicated,” whereby the Court will not analyze separately the different allegations made regarding the same issue. * * * 195. In view of the foregoing, the Court sets in equity the following amounts as compensation for pecuniary damages in favor of Mr. Bueno-Alves. Amount US$ 148,000.00 US$ 30,000.00 US$ 45,000.00 US$ 223,000.00 Item Loss of earnings Medical expenses incurred Future medical expenses Total: 196. The State shall pay compensation for pecuniary damages within one year as from notice of this Judgment. 197. As to the victim’s next of kin, the Court has found no evidence which shows that they have suffered pecuniary damages. Therefore, it will refrain from granting them compensation therefor. * * * 198. The Court must now rule on the reparations due as non-pecuniary damages, in accordance with the Court’s prior cases.94 199. The Commission argued that Mr. Bueno-Alves suffered and is still suffering physical and psychological consequences as a result of torture, which affected the living conditions of 93 Cf. Case of the Miguel Castro-Castro Prison, supra note 14, para. 427; Case of Yakye Axa Indigenous Community, supra note 43, para. 194; and Case of the Serrano-Cruz Sisters. Judgment of March 1, 2005. Series C No. 120, para. 152. 94 Cf. Case of La Cantuta, supra note 14, para. 216; Case of the Miguel Castro-Castro Prison, supra note 14, paras. 430 and 431, and Case of Dismissed Congressional Employees (Aguado-Alfaro et al.), supra note 19, para. 150.