37 the culpable action by the official. To file a claim regarding said responsibility, it is indispensable that a prior administrative proceeding be exhausted. The subsequent judicial proceeding is exceedingly protracted. The expert witness deems, finally, that in connection with violations of human rights, acts of symbolic reparation are crucial. 45. On June 5, 2002, the representatives of the victims and of the next of kin filed eleven documents in connection with several next of kin of the victims who had not appeared in the proceedings before the Court (supra para. 25).12 46. On July 26, 2002, the representatives of the victims and of the next of kin filed seven documents pertaining to expenses allegedly incurred by CEJIL during the reparations stage of the proceedings before the Court (supra para. 32).13 47. On August 2, 2002 the representatives of the victims and of the next of kin filed part of the evidence to facilitate adjudication of the case that was requested from them on July 5 of that same year, to which end they sent 59 documents,14 and a brief containing information regarding the evidence requested on July 16 of that same year.15 Likewise, on August 13, 2002 they sent six documents in connection with the evidence requested on July 5 and 16 of that same year, as well as 352 documents backing the alleged expenses incurred by COFAVIC during processing of the instant reparations stage (supra para. 33).16 48. On August 12, 2002 the Commission filed a brief containing information on the evidence to facilitate adjudication, requested on July 16 of that same year (supra para. 34).17 49. On August 13, 2002 the State filed, as evidence to facilitate adjudication, a report and two documents regarding the exchange rate of Venezuelan currency with 12 Cf. processing file for the reparations stage in the Caracazo case, at the Secretariat of the Court, volume III, sheets 800 to 831. 13 Cf. processing file for the reparations stage in the Caracazo case, at the Secretariat of the Court, volume IV, sheets 1134 to 1143. 14 Cf. file with evidence on the Caracazo case, under the title “Evidence to facilitate adjudication, filed by the representatives of the victims and their next of kin (August 2, 2002 and August 13, 2002 briefs),” at the Secretariat of the Court. 15 Cf. processing file for the reparations stage in the Caracazo case, at the Secretariat of the Court, volume V, sheets 1147 to 1163. 16 Cf. file with evidence on the Caracazo case, under the title “Evidence to facilitate adjudication, filed by the representatives of the victims and their next of kin (August 2, 2002 and August 13, 2002 briefs)” and file with evidence on the Caracazo case, under the title “Documents backing alleged expenses filed by the representatives of the victims and their next of kin, August 13, 2002 brief,” at the Secretariat of the Court. 17 Cf. processing file for the reparations stage in the Caracazo case, at the Secretariat of the Court, volume V, sheets 1166 to 1186.