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(cfr. statement of Mr. Rafael Iván Suárez Rosero before the Inter-American Court of Human
Rights; statement of Mrs Ana Burbano before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights; copy of
the certificate of settlement signed by Margarita Ramadán, employer, and Mercedes Llumiquinga
on November 24, 1995, before the Labor Inspector of Pichincha; copy of the letter of resignation
of Mercedes Llumiquinga dated November 15, 1995; 22 documents concerning the benefits and
the payroll reserve for domestic service; copies of 24 checks made out to the name of Mercedes
Llumiquinga; copies of 18 checks made out to the name of Luz María Feria, copies of 10 checks
made out to the name of Carlos Saa; sworn statement of Margarita Ramadán Burbano, made in
the city of Quito on February 16, 1998 concerning the employment of her domestic help and
driver)
C)
with respect to the representation of Mr. Iván Rafael Suárez
Rosero and the expenses related to this representation.
attorneys Alejandro Ponce Villacís and Richard Wilson represented Mr.Suárez
Rosero in the proceedings before the Inter-American Commission and InterAmerican Court, and they, or the institutions with which they are affiliated,
assumed certain expenses related to those proceedings
(cfr. documents related to the expenses and honoraria of Mr. Richard Wilson; copy of the power
of attorney granted by Mr. Iván Rafael Suárez Rosero to Richard Wilson and Alejandro Ponce
Villacís on February 3, 1998; sworn statement of Alejandro Ponce Villacís of January 1998; copy
of the advance expense form 0016523 EXP of American University, dated April 22, 1997; copies
of receipts for credit card and telephone calls from the Hotel Americano del Este; receipt number
0011234 from the Hotel Americano S.A. of April 20, 1997; receipt number 0041 from the
Editorial Department of the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights dated April 17, 1997;
copies of three receipts for taxi service, dated April 16 and 20, 1997; copy of an airline ticket on
American Airlines; copy of an e-mail dated February 23, 1998 and Richard Wilson’s time sheet,
that include the time he spent on the case from April 2 to June 15, 1997 (merits stage) and from
January 6 to February 24, 1998 (reparations stage); airline ticket of Richard Wilson to the city of
the seat of the Court).
IX
REPARATIONS
A) MATERIAL DAMAGES
55.
With respect to moral damages, Mr. Suárez Rosero requested that the Court
order the payment of the following amounts:
a)
US$ 47,308.03 (forty-seven thousand, three hundred eight dollars of
the United States of America and three cents), which corresponds to the
income which he lost from the day of his detention until his release, plus US$
6,874.39 (six thousand, eight hundred seventy-four dollars of the United
States of America and thirty-nine cents) as interest;
b)
US$ 1,497.00 (one thousand, four hundred ninety-seven dollars of the
United States of America) for the employment of a driver and domestic help
for his wife; and
c)
an amount corresponding to the reimbursement of expenses for his
physical and psychological treatment, as well as for the psychological
treatment of his wife. During the public hearing, Mr. Suárez Rosero stated
that he had paid US$ 500.00 (five hundred dollars of the United States of
America) for medical expenses due to an ulcer which was caused by his
imprisonment. With respect to his psychological treatment, in his brief of