monitoring compliance with this Judgment, it may establish that the State should reimburse the victim or her representative the reasonable expenses incurred at that procedural stage. G) Reimbursement of expenses to the Victim’s Legal Assistance Fund 424. The presumed victim, through her representative, requested the support of the Victim’s Legal Assistance Fund of the Court in order to cover expenses of the litigation before the Court, such as “the translation of a document from German to Spanish, the photocopies of the motions and arguments brief, sending the annexes of this brief to Costa Rica, and also the expenses arising from the participation in the public hearing in this case.” 425. In an Order of the acting President of April 16, 2013, authorization was given for the Fund to cover the necessary travel and living expenses to receive the testimonial statement of J.’s sister during the hearing, as well as for the representative or, if appropriate, the person that she might appoint for this purpose, to appear at the public hearing. It was also established that the necessary assistance would be provided to cover the costs of preparing and sending the affidavit of one witness. 426. The State was able to submit its observations on the disbursements made in the instant case, which amounted to US$3,683.52 (three thousand six hundred and eighty-three United States dollars and fifty-two cents). Peru considered “that the details of the expenses indicated as regards the items covered […] and the total amount […] have been certified by the Court’s Secretariat, so that they have sufficient credibility.” Nevertheless, the State reiterated that “the petitioner failed to justify a supposed absence of financial resources at the appropriate time,” and indicated that, before ordering the reimbursement to the Fund of the expenditure incurred, the occurrence of violations of the American Convention must be determined. 427. First, the Court notes that, according to article 3 of the Rules of the Court for the Operation of the Legal Assistance Fund, the determination of the admissibility of the request to have access to the Legal Assistance Fund is made by the President of the Court. This Court notes that, in its answering brief, the State had already argued that the presumed victim had not justified her absence of financial resources. In this regard, in his Order of October 24, 2012, the acting President considered “sufficient evidence of the presumed victim’s current lack of financial resources, her affidavit, as well as the other probative elements provided,” and established that “the request submitted to have access to the Court’s Legal Assistance Fund was in order.” 588 Therefore, the Court considers that the State’s repetition of the said objection is inappropriate. 428. Consequently, in application of article 5 of the Rules for the Operation of the Fund, the Court must assess whether it is appropriate to order the defendant State to reimburse the Legal Assistance Fund the disbursements made. Owing to the violations declared in this Judgment, the Court orders the State to reimburse the said Fund the sum of US$3,683.52 (three thousand six hundred and eighty-three United States dollars and fifty-two cents) for the expenses incurred. This amount must be reimbursed to the Inter-American Court within ninety day of notification of this Judgment. H) Method of complying with the payments ordered 429. The State must make the payment of the compensation for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and to reimburse costs and expenses established in this Judgment directly to Ms. J., in the bank account that the victim indicates for this purpose. Ms. J. must provide the information on this 588 Case of J. v. Peru. Victim’s Legal Assistance Fund. Order of the acting President of the Court of October 24, 2012, considering paragraphs 9 and 13. 123

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