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228. Based on the above considerations, it is the Court’s conclusion that the State
violated Articles 7(1), 7(2), 7(3), 7(4), 7(5), 8(2) and 8(2)(b) of the American
Convention, to the detriment of Mr. Humberto Antonio Palamara-Iribarne, and has
failed to comply with its general obligation to respect and ensure the exercise of
rights and freedoms under Article 1(1) of the Convention. Moreover, by having
domestic legal provisions that are in conflict with the rights to personal liberty and
the presumption of innocence, Chile has failed to comply with its general obligation
to adopt domestic legislative measures under Article 2 of the Convention.
XII
REPARATIONS
APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 63(1)
229. Arguments of the Commission
a)
The person entitled to reparations is Mr. Humberto Palamara-Iribarne, the
victim in the instant case;
b)
regarding compensation for pecuniary damage, the Commission
requested that, in fairly and equitably assessing both the consequential
damages and future losses, the Court take due account, “in making its
decision, not only of the monetary consequences of the prohibition of the book,
but also the effects of such prohibition upon the victim’s family, as the
Palamaras were forced to leave their previous residence;”
c)
regarding non pecuniary damages, the Commission requested that the
Court set such compensation at a fair amount payable to Palamara-Iribarne. “It is
the Commission’s view that non pecuniary damage flows not only from the loss of
a loved one or from bodily injuries. The conditions to which a person is subjected
while undergoing criminal prosecution[,] which included measures restricting his
personal liberty and a constant feeling of vulnerability upon being criminally
convicted for exercising a right, are conditions that cause extreme pain and
suffering;”
d)
as to the measures of satisfaction and non-repetition guarantees, the
Commission requested that the Court order the State: 1) to take such
measures as may be required to return all seized copies of the book as well as
its master copy; 2) to allow immediate publication of the book “Ética en los
Servicios de Inteligencia” (“Ethics and Intelligence Services”); 3) to take such
measures as may be required to remove the crime of contempt from the laws
of Chile, “bringing such legislation in line with the American Convention;” and
4) to take such measures as may be required to prevent similar events from
happening in the future; and
e)
regarding costs and expenses, the Commission requested that, after
hearing the representatives of the alleged victim, the Court order the State to
make payment of such costs “as may be duly proven by the petitioners,”
incurred both domestically in the processing of the judicia l proceedings against
the victim and internationally in the prosecution of the case before the
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