129. The Commission requested the Court to, where applicable, establish the sum, in equity, for compensation that corresponds to the pecuniary damaged caused as a consequence of the violations alleged in the application. In its brief of motions and pleadings, the representative requested, in relation to Ms. Francisca Mercedes Vera Valdez, “for pecuniary damages” to set a value of US$ 30,000.00 dollars of the United States of America. In relation to Mr. Pedro Miguel Vera Vera, the representative did not formulate any request in the brief of pleadings and motions, but did generally state that “a balancing system should be taken into account [, …among others] that includes a minimum wage in force in the country, that is not below what the basic food basket was at the time of the facts of the present case.” However, in the final arguments, the representative requested the Court to establish the sum, in equity, of “a reasonable amount for pecuniary damage,” taking into account the minimum wage of a worker, “which to date” is of US$ 264.00 dollars of the United State of America per month “as well as a food basket of US$ 360.00 dollars of the United States of America. 130. The State noted that “the costs incurred by the family members of the victims should be justified in an appropriate manner, as they were attended by the State, in public hospitals, those of which do not charge and therefore medical costs were not mentioned.” Likewise, it argued that the pretensions of the representatives “are not in any way related to the […] amounts that have been foregone, because Mr. Pedro Vera dedicated himself to unlawful activities.” D.1.2. Considerations of the Court 131. In the first place, the Court noted that the representative did not provide evidence to support the amounts designated as minimum wage in the country at the time of the incident or regarding his probable life expectancy, pursuant to the allegations. Nevertheless, for the violations found in this Judgment to the detriment of Mr. Pedro Miguel Vera Vera, the Court decides to set, in equity, the amount of US$ 20,000.00 (twenty thousand dollars of the United States of America) for pecuniary damage, which must be distributed to Ms. Francisca Mercedes Vera Valdez. This amount must be paid within the time established by the Court for this purpose (infra para. 146 and 147). 132. On the other hand, the Court does not count on evidentiary elements that account for the amounts afforded by Ms. Francisca Mercedes Vera Valdez in order for her son to receive medical care in the Detention Center of Santo Domingo de los Colorados and at the two hospitals were he was attended. (supra paras. 56, 69, 71, and 73). Nevertheless, as noted in this Judgment (supra para. 56, 67, 69, 71, 73), the Court established those facts as proven. The Court also includes in this section the attorney costs incurred by Ms. Vera Vera’s when she sought to have her son transported to a hospital in order for the bullet to be removed (supra para. 58 and 60). The Court also takes into account pursuant to a question asked at the public hearing, the representative expressed that the next of kin of Mr. Vera Vera do not have receipts of the costs incurred at the time, which the Court deems reasonable given the facts established in this Judgment. As such, the Court decides to 49

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