5 19. That in relation to Operative Paragraph No. 8 containing the obligation of the State to pay Carmen Cornejo de Albán and Bismarck Albán-Sánchez the sum established as compensation for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage, within a period of one year counted from the date of notice of the Judgment on the merits, reparations and costs, the State informed that by Order No. 007757 of January 10, 2008, the Office of the Attorney General requested the Ministry of Economy and Finance to deposit the amount of the compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary damage, and costs. In this regard, it informed that on July 11, 2008, the Undersecretariat of the treasury of the Ministry of Economy deposited in the account of the Office of the Attorney General the requested amount and on August 28, 2008 payment to Mrs. Carmen Cornejo de Albán and Mr. Bismark Albán-Sánchez was made. 20. That the representatives, in their observations, asserted that the State paid the amounts due as compensation for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage in a timely fashion, thus complying with the decision of the Court. 21. That the Commission, in its observations, stated that on August 28, 2008, Mrs. Carmen Cornejo de Albán and Mr. Bismarck Albán-Sánchez were paid the amounts due as compensation for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage. 22. That, based on the statements of the parties, the Court considers that the State has fully complied with Operative Paragraph No. 8 of the Judgment (supra Having Seen clause number 1). * * * 23. That in relation to Operative Paragraph No. 9 containing the obligation of the State to pay Carmen Cornejo de Albán the sum established as costs and expenses incurred both in the domestic sphere and before the Inter-American system of protection of human rights, within a period of one year counted from the date of notice of the Judgment on the merits, reparations and costs, the State reported that the Ministry of Economy reimbursed the costs and expenses on August 28, 2008. (f. 57) 24. That the representatives, in their observations, pointed out that the State reimbursed the costs incurred both in the domestic sphere and the proceedings conducted before the Court. 25. That the Commission, in its observations, asserted that on August 28, 2008, the amount of the costs and expenses was duly paid. 26. That, based on the statements of the parties, the Court considers that the State has fully complied with Operative Paragraph No. 9 of the Judgment (supra Having Seen clause number 1). * * * 27. That the Court appreciates the apologies made by the State, through the Ecuadorian Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, for the human rights violations perpetrated in relation to the instant case. The act of apology was broadcasted on Television through national alert system on December 10, 2008, in Ecuador. * * * 28. That the Court highly appreciates that the State has fully complied with Operative Paragraphs number 8 and 9 (supra Having Seen clause number 1) of the Judgment on the