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high cost it implies. According to the representative, the State had proposed the hiring of
independent services on its account, which was accepted by the beneficiary, however, after
the two first charges, none have been covered by the State.
9.
That regarding the beneficiary’s alleged absences from her place of residence and the
negative to accept police escort, the representative stated that “[i]t is logical and
understandable, that if the agents in charge of the care and material protection of Mrs. Mery
Naranjo, are the originators of threats against her life and personal integrity, the beneficiary
abstains from informing the Police of her permanent location” and that if the State would
have provided the transportation and bodyguards requested on several occasions, it would
know the permanent location of Mrs. Naranjo.
10.
That in its observations, the Inter-American Commission stated that it is awaiting the
information that the State may provide with regard to the protection measures actually
agreed on and implemented in the light of the Court’s Orders.
11.
That the State must adopt in an effective manner the measures addressed to
protecting the life and personal integrity of Mrs. Mery Narajo and her next of kin, especially
if it is a measure proposed by the State itself and accepted by the beneficiaries. In the
present matter there is no evidence that Colombia has distorted the affirmation made by
the representative regarding the lack of payment of the car with private bodyguards hired
by Mrs. Mery Naranjo. This situation compromises the effectiveness of the beneficiary’s
protection and security measures, reason for which it requires an immediate response from
the State.
12.
That for the adequate implementation of the provisional measures, the State must
adopt all the necessary and adequate protection measures at the margin of the agreement
regarding the hiring of private bodyguards for Mrs. Mery Naranjo. These measures must be
agreed on with complete participation of the beneficiaries in their planning and
implementation, as stated by the Court in the mentioned Order (supra Having Seen
Paragraph 2), which means that all the parties must propose and agree on the measures if
any of them considers that the existing ones are not adequate. Besides, the Court reiterates
to the State that the protection must not be offered by the “security units” that, according
to the beneficiaries, were involved in the facts reported, thus the appointment of the same
should be done with the participation of the beneficiaries or their representative (supra
Having Seen Paragraph 2).
13.
That based on the above it is necessary that the Tribunal receive more information
from the parties regarding the current status of the measures adopted with regard to this
matter, in order to supervise the correct implementation of these provisional measures.
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14.
That with regard to the protection of the life and personal integrity of Mrs. María
Socorro Mosquera Londoño, the State informed that, to the effect that this beneficiary
return to her home, there are two police units placed outside of what is considered her
residence and that of her family unit, and that motorized reaction units are present 24
hours a day in the sector of La Independencia maintaining control of the 13th County, area
where the beneficiary supposedly lives. The State also indicated that in compliance of the
provisional measures ordered by the Court it maintains a fixed security unit, which consists