25 security agents was injured. She paid 8,000 dollars in hospital expenses for her escort and he will have to have another operation. The people in charge of her protection do not have adequate equipment or identification. Owing to the attack, Mrs. Fischer took her daughter out of the country. “[S]he is depressed that […] all the good people have to leave Guatemala and the bad people remain living there in complete tranquility.” The impunity in this case “reveals that it was masterminded by the powers that have always kept our countries in a state of upheaval.” The Army and the upper classes in Guatemala have made a “blood-stained agreement” and, as a result, there is still total impunity in this case. Additionally, Mr. Carpio Nicolle’s death was a message to let Ramiro de León Carpio know that “it was the Army that continue[d] to give orders in Guatemala.” The Carpio Arrivillaga family and Mrs. Fischer have fought for 11 years and, finally, see “a light” with the proceeding before the Inter-American Court. The UCN fell apart little by little after Mr. Carpio Nicolle’s death, because he was its center and driving force. Following his death, no one had strong enough leadership qualities to replace him and the people who were close to Mr. Carpio Nicolle abandoned the party. Many party members remained to continue the struggle, because they hoped that Mrs. Arrivillaga de Carpio would take up the party reins. However, she did not do so, because, together with Mrs. Fischer, she devoted herself to the investigation and clarification of Mr. Carpio Nicolle’s murder. The UCN took part in one election after his death and, since it did not obtain a certain percentage of the votes, based on Guatemala legislation, the party was disbanded. However, there was a lack of organization and prevision in the party. Moreover, “El Gráfico” suffered from the lack of Mr. Carpio Nicolle’s “driving force” and also from an advertising boycott by President Arzú. With Mr. Carpio Nicolle’s murder, they also murdered “El Gráfico” and the UCN. For 11 years Mrs. Fischer and her children have endured “a nightmare.” Her two children “come and go; nowadays, they are practically unaware of where they are and […] this has not been fair.” Mr. Carpio Nicolle meant a great deal to her children and they had to be treated by psychologists and psychiatrists, because “they did not have a normal childhood.” Mrs. Fischer had to pay for the treatment, the doctors’ fees and the medication. Also, she and her children have suffered social repercussions and been marginalized. She therefore requests financial reparation for her children Rodrigo and Daniela Carpio Fischer, who are not with her in Guatemala. As a result of the investigations in the case, Mrs. Fischer incurred expenses ranging from photocopies to a trip to San Salvador and another to Costa Rica. In exile, she had to cover many expenses herself, particularly when “El Gráfico” started to fail and her former husband stopped child support payments. Also, as a result of her involvement in the investigation into Mr. Carpio Nicolle’s death, her professional image in Guatemala has been adversely affected; however, she considers that nothing can be done in this regard. Mr. Carpio Nicolle cannot be brought back to life, but it is important that a new investigation be conducted and that a public apology be made to the next of kin of the victims; this should be televised and published in the media.

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