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11.
On May 14, 1998 Mr. Suárez Rosero confirmed his offer to produce as
testimonial evidence the statements of Magdalena Rosero, Ana Burbano, and Cecilia
Jaramillo. By Order of May 26, 1998 the President summoned Mrs. Rosero and Mrs.
Burbano to give their testimony and Mrs. Jaramillo to present her expert report
during the public hearing to be celebrated at the seat of the Tribunal on June 10,
1998.
12.
On May 28, 1998 Mr. Suárez Rosero asked the Court to also receive his
testimony during the public hearing. The following day the President acceded to his
request and summoned Mr. Suárez Rosero to give his statement.
13.
The Court held a public hearing on reparations in this case on June 10, 1998.
There appeared
Mr. Rafael Iván Suárez-Rosero who also
representatives:
delivered his statement, and his
Richard J. Wilson, attorney and
Alejandro Ponce Villacís, attorney;
for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights:
Oscar Luján Fappiano, delegate and
Elizabeth Abi-Mershed, attorney;
for the Republic of Ecuador:
Laura Donoso de León, agent and
Ambassador Francisco Proaño A.;
as expert and witnesses:
Cecilia Jaramillo, expert,
Magdalena Rosero, witness and
Ana Burbano, witness.
During the hearing Mr. Suárez Rosero submitted two drawings that he had made
during his detention (infra 21), and the State submitted a brief and some documents
(infra 23).
14.
By means of notes of September 21, 1998 the Court required that Mr. Suárez
Rosero submit the evidence that was not available when he submitted his brief on
reparations (supra 8) and, that the State send the list of official exchange rates for
the sucre, the Ecuadorian currency, in relation to the dollar of the United States of
America for the years 1992 to 1996.
15.
On October 19, 1998 Mr. Suárez Rosero submitted a brief on the costs and
expenses incurred during the reparations stage by one of his representatives, Mr.
Richard Wilson.
16.
On October 20, 1998 the State submitted the tables of exchange rates for the
United States dollar on the Ecuadorian exchange market for the years 1992 to 1996