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medications,35 clothing and shoes,36 bimonthly expenses for the purchase of
materials for crafts,37 and the travel expenses the victim’s family incurred to
visit him at the Cachiche and Miguel Castro Castro prisons.38 The family’s
monthly visits with the victim, on Fridays, meant that each time they visited
they lost a day of work, since Friday is a work day;
c)
They also seek rehabilitation of Luis Alberto’s physical and mental
health, given the effects of his prolonged incarceration and of the torture and
mistreatment he endured. They are also seeking medical and psychological
treatment for his next of kin;
d)
Mrs. Gladys Benavides López incurred numerous medical expenses as
a result of the ailments the events in this case caused her;
e)
The victim’s mother borrowed money from relatives in order to support
her children during Luis Alberto’s incarceration and was forced to move from
Nazca, where she was living, to Ica and then Lima. She had a small business
selling prepared foods, and was able to support the family that way.
However, she had to shut down her small business when her two sons were
detained;39 and
f)
The State must pay the amounts requested amounts plus the accrued
legal interest thereon.40
The Commission’s arguments
44.
The Commission, for its part, argued the following:
34
The victim’s representatives estimate that this monthly expense of US$10.00 (ten dollars of
United States of America), over the 52 months that the victim was incarcerated, represents a total outlay
of US$520 (five hundred twenty dollars of United States of America).
35
The victim’s representatives estimate that based on a monthly outlay of US$20.00 (twenty
dollars of United States of America), this total expense comes to $1,040.00 (one thousand forty dollars of
United States of America).
36
According to the victim’s representatives, this annual outlay of US$100.00 (one hundred dollars
of United States of America) represents a total expense of US$430.00 (four hundred thirty dollars of
United States of America) for the duration of the victim’s incarceration.
37
According to the victim’s representatives, this monthly outlay of US$20.00 (twenty dollars of
United States of America) represents a total expense of US$1,040.00 (one thousand forty dollars) over
the approximately 52 months that the victim was incarcerated.
38
According to the victim’s representatives, the Cantoral family went to the prison where the victim
was incarcerated four times: once to bring him food, another time to bring him supplies, and twice to
bring him materials. The cost of the trip was approximately US$5.00 (five dollars of United States of
America) (roundtrip); sometimes taxi service was needed. The monthly outlay was US$20.00 (twenty
dollars of United States of America), for a total of US$1,040 (one thousand forty dollars of United States
of America).
39
According to the victim’s representatives, his mother borrowed US$5,950.00 (five thousand nine
hundred fifty dollars of United States of America) and S/.2,100.00 (two thousand one hundred new
Peruvian soles).
40
According to the victim’s representatives, some of these figures are estimates; given the
circumstances of the case, the family did not keep the corresponding receipts or vouchers.