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l)
Felicitas Treue, an expert proposed by the representatives who is a consultant in
mental health and training at the Collective Against Torture and Impunity (CCTI)
[Colectivo Contra la Tortura y la Impunidad] of Mexico. The expert offered her
expert opinion on the alleged serious effects and the alleged psychological damages
suffered by 50 of the victims of the Rochela Massacre and the medical and
psychological treatment allegedly needed by the victims of the massacre and their
next of kin.
m) Pablo Andrés Fernández, an expert proposed by the representatives who is a public
accountant with experience in estimating wages and earnings. In his expert opinion,
he offered estimates of the lost wages of the deceased victims of the massacre,
based on the actual value of the income they would have received throughout their
lives if they would have continued in the judicial branch. Likewise, the expert
compared these estimates with the amounts granted by the Council of State
[Consejo de Estado] to some of the victims’ next of kin.
58.
With regard to the evidence offered in the public hearing, the Court heard the
testimonial statements and expert opinions23 of:
a)
Arturo Salgado Garzón, a witness proposed by the Commission and by the
representatives who is an alleged surviving victim of the Rochela Massacre. Mr.
Salgado testified about the events before, during and immediately after the
massacre, the alleged actions and omissions in the investigation, his alleged
situation of risk after the massacre, and the alleged damage caused to him and his
next of kin.
b)
Virgilio Alfonso Hernández Castellanos, a witness proposed by the Commission and
by the representatives who is the son of victim Virgilio Hernández Serrano. The
witness testified about the extrajudicial killing of his father and the other members
of the Judicial Commission, the alleged actions and omissions in the investigation of
the massacre, the alleged damage caused as a consequence of the massacre, and
the measures of reparation due.
c)
Olegario Gutiérrez, a witness proposed by the representatives who was the
companion of victim Mariela Morales Caro. The witness testified about the execution
of his companion, the search for justice and reparation, the situation of the family
before and after the massacre and the alleged damages suffered by the family.
d)
Alejandra María Beltrán Uribe, a witness proposed by the representatives who is the
daughter of victim Pablo Antonio Beltrán Palomino. The witness testified about the
execution of her father, the search for justice, the psychological effects caused by
the death of her father, her situation as well as that of her family prior to and after
the massacre, the alleged damage suffered by the family, and in particular, the
alleged effects of her father’s execution on the deteriorating health of her brother.
e)
Rodolfo Arango Rivadeneira, an expert proposed by the representatives who is a
university professor and holds a doctorate in constitutional law. The expert offered
his expert report on the normative context of the paramilitary demobilization, the
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Alleging a situation beyond its control, the State removed expert witness Augusto Ramírez Ocampo who
had been summoned by the President (record of witness statements and expert reports, volume III, pages 7548
and 7555).
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