195. In the stage of monitoring compliance with this judgment, the Court may order
the State to reimburse the victim or his representative for reasonable expenses incurred
during that procedural stage.150
G. Method of compliance with the payments ordered
196. The State shall pay compensation for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage, as
established in this judgment, directly to the person indicated herein, within one year of
notification of this judgment, or it may bring forward full payment, pursuant to the
following paragraphs.
197. If the beneficiary has died or dies before he receives the respective
compensation, this shall be paid directly to his heirs in accordance with the applicable
domestic law.
198. The State shall fulfill its monetary obligations through payment in United States
dollars.
199. If, for reasons attributable to the beneficiary of the compensation or to his heirs,
it is not possible to pay the compensation established within the time frame indicated,
the State shall deposit these amounts in an account or certificate of deposit in his favor,
in a solvent Ecuadorian financial institution, in United States dollars, and on the most
favorable financial terms permitted by banking law and practice. If the corresponding
compensation is not claimed within ten years, the amounts shall be returned to the State
with the accrued interest.
200. The amounts allocated as compensation for pecuniary and non-pecuniary
damage shall be delivered in full to the person indicated, as established in this
judgment, without any deductions arising from possible charges or taxes.
201. If the State should fall into arrears, it shall pay interest on the amount owed
corresponding to banking interest on arrears in Ecuador.
Cf. Case of the Xákmok Kásek Indigenous Community v. Paraguay. Merits, reparations and costs.
Judgment of August 24, 2010. Series C No. 214, para. 331, and Case of Guachalá Chimbo v. Ecuador. Merits,
reparations and costs, supra, para. 271.
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