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indeed some of the receipts are not subject to reimbursement, since, as mentioned by the State
there are repeated, illegible or unjustified receipts.
344. Taking all of the above into account, the Court sets, in fairness, the amount of USD
30,000.00 (thirty thousand United States dollars) for the expenses incurred in processing the
proceedings before the inter-American human rights system. Said amount must be delivered,
within a period of one year from the notification of this judgment, in the following manner: to
the Center for Justice and International Law the sum of USD $4,000.00 (four thousand United
States dollars) and the Colombian Commission of Jurists the sum of USD $26,000.00 (twentysix thousand United States dollars). In the stage of monitoring compliance with this judgment,
the Court may order the State to reimburse the victims or their representatives for reasonable
expenses incurred in said procedural stage.
H.
Method of compliance with the payments ordered
345. The State must pay the compensation for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and the
reimbursement of costs and expenses established in this judgment directly to the persons and
organizations indicated therein, within a period of one year, counted from the notification of
this judgment, in the terms of the following paragraphs.
346. In the case of those whose beneficiaries have died or die before the respective
compensation is delivered, it will be paid directly to their heirs, in accordance with the applicable
domestic law, without prejudice to the provisions in paragraph 327 of this judgment.
347. The State must meet its monetary obligations by paying in United States dollars or its
equivalent in national currency, using the current exchange rate on the New York Stock
Exchange, United States of America, for the respective calculation on the day before payment.
348. If, for reasons attributable to the beneficiaries of the compensation or their heirs, it is not
possible to pay the amounts determined within the indicated period, the State will deposit said
amounts in their favor in an account or certificate of deposit in a solvent Colombian financial
institution, in US dollars, and in the most favorable financial conditions permitted by law and
banking practice. If the corresponding compensation is not claimed after ten years have
elapsed, the amounts will be returned to the State with accrued interest.
349. The amounts assigned in this judgment as compensation and as reimbursement of costs
and expenses must be delivered to the persons and organizations indicated in full, in accordance
with the provisions of this judgment, without reductions arising from possible tax charges.
350. In the event that the State incurs in arrears, it must pay interest on the amount owed
corresponding to default bank interest in the Republic of Colombia.
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351.
Therefore,
THE COURT
DECIDES,
unanimously,