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c)
it is essential to pay reasonable and justified costs and expenses,
based on the information submitted by the representatives. The Court must
take into account past costs and expenses, as well as those that will be
necessary to continue the case before this Court, in all its stages, including
compliance with a possible judgment.
Pleadings of the representatives of the victim and his next of kin
266. In regards to costs and expenses, the representatives of the victim and his
next of kin asked the Court to grant them, at the appropriate procedural stage, the
opportunity to submit a document with updated figures. They also requested
payment of:
a)
expenses incurred by Mr. Tibi in the domestic proceeding, regarding
professional fees of his defense counsel, photocopies, travel of his attorneys
to Guayaquil (transportation, food, lodging) and other procedural costs. In
this regard, they pointed out that on November 13, 1995 attorney Nelson
Martínez charged Beatrice Baruet US$1,544.00 (one thousand five hundred
and forty-four United States dollars). This amount was projected over the
twenty-eight months that Mr. Tibi was detained, which explains the total
amount of US$30,000.00 (thirty thousand United States dollars). Therefore,
they asked the Court to set the amount for costs incurred by Daniel Tibi and
his family, taking into account the projection submitted;
b)
attorney Arthur Vercken’s services in the international proceeding. He
was hired by Mr. Tibi to process his case before the Inter-American
Commission, and he charged Mr. Tibi US$21,000.00 (twenty-one thousand
United States dollars), and the representatives requested reimbursement of
this amount;
c)
Mr. Tibi’s expenses in connection with his appearance before the InterAmerican Commission, adding up to approximately US$3,000.00 (three
thousand United States dollars);
d)
the expenses incurred by the Clínica de Derechos Humanos del PUCE,
in the international proceeding, in connection with travel of two persons from
Quito to San José, twice, including perdiem for each trip, adding up to
US$4,200.00 (four thousand two hundred United States dollars); expenses in
connection with phone calls, fax, courier, stationery, etc., adding up to
US$2,750.00 (two thousand seven hundred and fifty United States dollars);
and professional fees of two attorneys, for 200 hours of work at US$15,00
(fifteen United States dollars) an hour, adding up to US$3,000.00 (three
thousand United States dollars). Therefore, the total expenses of the Clínica
de Derechos Humanos del PUCE add up to US$9,950.00 (nine thousand nine
hundred and fifty United States dollars); and
e)
expenses incurred by CEJIL, in the international proceeding, in
connection with airfare from Washington to San José, and per diem for two
persons twice, adding up to US$5,400.00 (five thousand four hundred United
States dollars); expenses in connection with phone calls, fax, courier,
stationery, etc., adding up to US$3,100.00 (three thousand one hundred
United States dollars); and professional fees of two attorneys, for 400 hours
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