-130the fact that it was not possible to invoke provisions of domestic law to contest the decisions of the Court; (b) Should the Court consider it admissible to quantify the pecuniary damage, the State would abide by the evidence it had provided to the Court, and (c) The non-existence of wages should be presumed in the case of those who were minors at the time of their disappearance, in the absence of evidence to the contrary. Likewise in the case of those who, although adult, were under 25 years of age, which is when domestic legislation considers that a young person is completely free of the support provided by his parents. In the case of those who were over 25 years of age, it is possible to presume an income equivalent to the legally established minimum wage (updated each year), with regard to the income that the victims would presumably have received from the time of the facts until delivery of the judgment. In order to calculate future income, it would be necessary to apply the table of life expectancy in Colombia in rural areas, updating the value of the minimum salary in accordance with the national rate of inflation over the last two years, and bring the result to its current value. In both cases, 25 per cent should be subtracted, according to the Court’s case law. Findings of the Court 246. In this section, the Court will determine what should be awarded for pecuniary damage and will establish a amount that seeks to compensate the pecuniary consequences of the violations that have been declared in this judgment,254 bearing in mind the circumstances of the case, the evidence provided, its case law, and the relevant arguments submitted by the Commission, the representatives and the State. 247. The Court considers that pecuniary damage should be calculated on the basis of probative elements that allow the real damage to be ascertained.255 In the instant case, the Court is unable to determine the pecuniary damage caused to the next of kin of the persons disappeared and deprived of life because, in the circumstances of this case, some of the said next of kin had to leave Pueblo Bello, so that it is understandable that they do not have the necessary vouchers. It is possible that several of them were obliged to leave their homes abruptly taking only essential items. Also, there is insufficient evidence to determine the loss of income of most of the victims. Furthermore, in the case of the minors, Manuel de Jesús Montes Martínez, José Encarnación Barrera Orozco and Miguel Antonio Pérez Ramos, there is nothing to help establish what kind of activity or profession they would have exercised in the future. 248. Nevertheless, taking into account the context and the circumstances of the case, life expectancy in Colombia in 1990, and that the agricultural activities carried out by most of the persons disappeared and deprived of life contributed to the 254 Cf. Case of Blanco Romero et al., supra note 10, para. 78; Case of Gómez Palomino, supra note 10, para. 124; Case of Palamara Iribarne, supra note 11, para. 238. 255 Cf. Case of he “Mapiripán Massacre”, supra note 7, para. 276; Case of the “Juvenile Reeducation Institute”, supra note 17, para. 288; Case of Molina Theissen. Judgment of May 4, 2004. Series C No. 106, para. 57, and Case of Bulacio, supra note 192, para. 84.

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