Court may order the State to reimburse the victims or their representatives for reasonable expenses incurred in that procedural stage. 222 H. Method of compliance with the payments ordered 156. The State shall make the payments of the compensation ordered in this judgment for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages, and reimbursement of costs and expenses, directly to the persons indicated therein, within a period of one year from the date of notification of this judgment, without prejudice to the possibility of advancing full payment within a shorter period, in the terms of the following paragraphs. 157. In the event the beneficiary has died or dies before the amount is paid, it shall be be paid directly to his heirs, in accordance with the applicable domestic law. 158. The State shall comply with its monetary obligations by making payment in United States dollars or their equivalent in national currency, using for the calculation the market exchange rate published or calculated by a relevant banking or financial authority on the date closest to the day of payment. 159. If, for reasons attributable to the beneficiaries of the compensation or their heirs, it is not possible to pay the amounts established within the period specified, the State shall deposit the monies in their favor in an account or certificate of deposit in a reliable Paraguayan financial institution, in United States dollars, and under the most favorable financial conditions permitted by law and banking practice. If the compensation is not claimed after ten years have elapsed, the monies shall be returned to the State with the accrued interest. 160. The amounts awarded in this judgment as compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary damages, and the reimbursement of costs and expenses, shall be paid in full directly to the persons specified, in accordance with the provisions of this judgment and free of any tax deductions. 161. If the State falls into arrears with its payments, it shall pay interest on the amount owed at the rate of interest charged on arrears by banks in Paraguay. VIII OPERATIVE PARAGRAPHS 162. Therefore, THE COURT DECIDES, unanimously, that: 1. The State is responsible for violating Articles 7(1), 7(2), 7(4) and 7(5) of the American Convention on Human Rights, read in conjunction with Article 1(1) thereof, to the detriment of Mr. López Sosa, pursuant to paragraphs 72 to 86 of this judgment. 222 Cf. Case of Ibsen Cárdenas and Ibsen Peña v. Bolivia. Merits, reparations and costs. Judgment of September 1, 2010. Series C No. 217, para. 29, and Case of Olivera Fuentes v. Peru, supra, para. 173. 43

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