10 35. The State did not offer testimonial evidence. 36. The Court deems that the statement of Mr. Suárez Rosero should be evaluated in the context of the total body of evidence in the present case. It is appropriate to remember that the facts of the present case already were established during the merits stage. In this stage, the Tribunal will determine the nature and amount of the “fair compensation” and the reimbursement of expenses, which the State is obligated to make to Mr. Suárez Rosero and his relatives in compliance with operative paragraph seven of the Judgment of November 12, 1997. C) EXPERT EVIDENCE 37. During the public hearing, the Court also received the report of the expert, Cecilia Jaramillo, in which she stated that since July 10, 1997 she has treated Mr. Suárez Rosero and Mrs. Ramadán Burbano. When the sessions began Mr. Suárez Rosero was very affected. As a consequence of his detention and the conditions to which he was submitted, he suffered neurotic depressive reactions of anguish, a situation diagnosed as neurosis of the astenic type, in which the person feels weak, lacking in energy, afraid, and insecure. Mr. Suárez Rosero had been a self confident happy person with many friends and with big life plans. They took him away from his normal life, deprived him of his freedom, and deprived him of the possibility of developing his plans. He became an object of ill-treatment and humiliation. Even though the therapy had helped him to overcome certain fears, he continued to suffer. This also affects his daughter and Mrs. Margarita Ramadán Burbano, who also needs psychological help. The conception of their daughter in the prison also constituted a humiliating situation for them, a violation of their intimacy and of their plans. It imposed on them a different plan of life than they had intended. The daughter was deprived of the possibility of having a father during her first years of life, which aroused great fears of losing her father. Mrs. Margarita Ramadán Burbano had to deal with her pregnancy and raising her daughter for two years without the presence of her husband, with the additional burden of her inability to drive and under very bad economic conditions. The psychotherapy that they are receiving has a short, insufficient reach. For them all to definitely overcome this trauma they need the State’s admission that Mr. Suárez Rosero is innocent, so that he can recover his dignity. The appeal that is pending before the domestic courts causes them increasing fear and insecurity. She receives a fee of twenty dollars for each psychological therapy session. 38. The State did not offer expert evidence. V OBLIGATION TO MAKE REPARATION 39. In operative paragraph seven of the November 12, 1997 Judgment, the Court decided that “Ecuador is obliged to pay a fair indemnity to the victim and his relatives and to compensate them for any expenses incurred in their representations relating to this proceeding.”

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