affidavit, which correspond to Federico Andrés Paulo Andreu Guzmán, Guiomar Hylea
Bejarano Gerke, and Marcelo Pablo Pacheco Camacho.
222. In a note from the Secretariat of the Court of April 1, 2022, a report was sent to the
State on the expenditure made in application of the Victims' Legal Assistance Fund for in this
case, which amounted to the sum of USD$6,641.79 (six thousand six hundred and forty-one
United States Dollars and seventy-nine cents) and, pursuant to Article 5 of the Court's Rules
of Procedure on the Operation of the Fund, a period of time was granted for Bolivia to submit
any observations it deemed pertinent. The State presented its observations on the FALV
report on April 13, 2022, in which it indicated that the amounts disbursed are excessive, due
to the statements made before a notary public by Lilian Teresa and Verónica, both Flores
Bedregal, under the Plurinational Notarial Tariff (Administrative Resolution N0.013/2015 of
May 27, 2015) which establishes that the cost of a voluntary declaration is Bs.50 (fifty
Bolivianos). It also said that the amounts disbursed by the two expert reports (psychological
evaluation, which according to the table includes a forensic expert opinion) on Ms. Veronica,
Teresa, and Olga, all with the surnames Flores Bedregal, are excessive, since, according to
the Fees of the College of Psychologists of La Paz, the cost of each expert is Bs.3,500.00
(three thousand five hundred Bolivianos).
223. Regarding the State's observations, the Court notes that in reference to the fee
charged for voluntary declaration (notarial form) by the professional in charge of the service,
it coincides with the amount established in the tariff table of the DIRNOPLU (Directorate of
Plurinational Notaries, from the Spanish) to which the State refers. However, given the length
of the affidavit, this Court understands that the costs of professional and notarial services
entail additional costs, so it considers that the amounts accredited by the statements rendered
before a notary public are within reasonable standards for such actions. On the other hand,
this Court notices that the State sent a tariff schedule from the "Colegio de Psicólogos"
(College of Psychologists) of La Paz for Management 2022, however, the costs that were
reimbursed by the Court for this case, with regard to expert opinions, date from November
2019 and March 2020. In addition, the Court observes that the tariff schedule establishes the
cost of expert opinions per person and, in this case, received two expert reports authorized
to be covered by the FALV, each of which contains the evaluation of three victims.
224. In light of Article 5 of the Rules of Procedure of the Fund, due to the violations declared
in this judgment and that the requirements for eligibility for the Fund were met, the Court
orders that the State reimburse the Fund for the amount of USD$6,641.79 (six thousand six
hundred and forty-one United States dollars and seventy-nine cents) for the necessary
expenses incurred. This amount must be reimbursed within six months of notification of this
judgment.
G. Method of compliance with the ordered payments
225. The State shall pay the compensation for pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage and
the reimbursement of costs and expenses established in this judgment directly to the
person(s) indicated therein, within a period of one year from the notification of this judgment,
without prejudice to the possibility of advancing full payment within a shorter period, in the
terms of the following paragraphs.
226. In the event that the beneficiary has died or dies before the corresponding
compensation has been paid, the compensation shall be paid directly to his or her heirs in
keeping with the applicable domestic law.
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