ordered the release of Mr. Morales because he had already served the prison term. 46 It
determined that “(…) the conduct displayed by (…) Luis Raúl Morales Rodríguez was not
intended to cause any harm (…) he fired his weapon in the aforementioned manner, which
resulted in the negligent deprivation of the right to life of the civilian Mirey Trueba
Arciniega.” 47
39.
On September 17, 2002, an agreement was signed by the representatives of the
Secretariat for National Defense and José Tomás Trueba Loera, in which the latter was given
reparation for the pain and suffering and physical damages in the amount of $117,822.00
(one hundred and seventeen thousand eight hundred and twenty-two Mexican pesos).
Furthermore, the agreement indicated that Mr. Trueba Loera “receives the aforementioned
amount to his full satisfaction (…) thus considering the compensation paid (…) and he does
not reserve the right to any present or future civil action against the State (…),
notwithstanding the criminal liability of the defendants currently undergoing the criminal
proceedings.” 48
40.
The judgment of the Supreme Military Court of January 19, 2001, was made final. 49
The Commission expressed that it has no information on the other investigations related to
the medical care that Mirey Trueba Arciniega could have received.
VI.
SANCTIONING OF THE FRIENDLY SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT
41.
As mentioned above, the terms of the agreement include the State’s acknowledgment
of responsibility for the human rights violations indicated by the Inter-American Commission
in the Report on Merits (supra para. 18). In view of the foregoing, the Court considers that
the dispute has ceased regarding the facts (supra para. 20). In addition, the Court
understands that the dispute has ceased regarding the arguments on the violation of: Article
4(1) right to life and Article 5(1) humane treatment of the American Convention, in connection
with Articles 1(1) and 2 of the same instrument, to the detriment of Mirey Trueba Arciniega;
and the violation of Article 5(1) humane treatment, Article 8(1) right to a fair trial and Article
25(1) judicial protection of the Convention to the detriment of the next of kin of Mirey
Trueba. 50
42.
The Court considers that the State’s acknowledgment of responsibility is a positive
contribution to the development of these proceedings and to the effectiveness of the principles
that inspire the American Convention. Similarly, the Inter-American Commission has assessed
the agreement reached by the parties and considers the requested sanctioning to be
appropriate (supra para. 13). The Court holds that the friendly settlement agreement complies
with the formal and material requirements mentioned above, to the extent that it has been
subscribed by the parties to the dispute, who had the opportunity to submit their
46
Cf. Brief of August 24, 2004, by the State addressed to the IACHR (brief containing evidence, folio 125).
Brief of observations by the State on case No. 12,659 Mirey Trueba Arciniega of June 19, 2009, addressed
to the IACHR (brief containing evidence, folio 26).
47
48
Agreement of September 17, 2002, subscribed by members of the State and José Tomás Trueba (brief
containing evidence, folios 176 and 177).
49
Cf. Brief of August 24, 2004, by the State addressed to the IACHR (brief containing evidence, folio 149).
These are: his mother Micaela Arciniega, his father José Tomás Loera, and his brothers Vidal Trueba
Arciniega, Elías Trueba Arciniega, Tomás Trueba Arciniega, Eleazar Heric Trueba Arciniega, Eduardo Trueba Molina
and Samuel Trueba Arciniega.
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