the representative did not provide any evidence to justify the amounts requested. However,
the Court finds that the case file indicates that Jorge Emilio Regidor Umaña represented the
victim throughout the domestic and international proceedings, for which it finds it
reasonable to establish, in equity, the payment of a total amount of USD 20,000.00 (twenty
thousand dollars of the United States of America) for costs and expenses. This amount shall
be delivered directly to the representative. At the stage of monitoring compliance with this
judgment, the Court may order the state to reimburse the victim or his representative for
any reasonable expenses incurred during that procedural stage.114
H. Method of complying with the payments ordered
114. The State shall make the payments ordered for restitution and compensation of
pecuniary and non-pecuniary damage, as established in this judgment, directly to Luis
Fernando Guevara Díaz and his representative within one year of notification of this
judgment, or it may make full payment in advance of that date.
115. Should the beneficiary pass away before he receives the respective compensation,
it shall be delivered directly to their heirs, pursuant to the applicable domestic law.
116. The state shall comply with its monetary obligations through payment in United
States dollars, or their equivalent in local currency, using for the respective calculation the
market exchange rate published or calculated by a relevant banking or financial authority
on the date closest to the day of payment.
117. If, for reasons that can be attributed to the beneficiary of the compensation or his
heirs, it is not possible to pay the amounts established within the time frame indicated, the
state shall deposit the said amounts in their favor in an account or certificate of deposit in
a solvent Costa Rican financial institution, in United States dollars, and on the most
favorable financial terms permitted by the country’s law and banking practice. If, after 10
years, the compensation remains unclaimed, the amounts shall be returned to the State
with the accrued interest.
118. The amounts assigned in this judgment as compensation for pecuniary and nonpecuniary damage, and to reimburse costs and expenses shall be delivered to the persons
indicated integrally, as established in this judgment, without any deductions resulting from
possible taxes or charges.
119. Should the state fall into arrears, it shall pay interest on the amount owed,
corresponding to banking interest on arrears in the Republic of Costa Rica.
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120.
Therefore,
THE COURT
DECIDES,
Cf. Case of Gudiel Álvarez et al. (Diario Militar) v. Guatemala. Interpretation of the Judgment on the
Merits, Reparations, and Costs. Judgment of August 19, 2013. Series C No. 262, para. 62; and and Case of
Pavez Pavez v. Chile, supra, para. 202.
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