happened. Despite the time elapsed, he continues to suffer and feel upset because justice has not been attained. He believes the judgment by which they received compensation does not mean that justice has been attained. He believes that he did what he had to do for the State to respond, but due to lack of punishment of those guilty he does not believe there is justice nor guarantees to do anything; he feels alone, without support nor backing. He is not aware of any criminal proceedings to investigate those responsible for his brother’s death, and he has not been summoned to testify. He feels mistrust for the country’s institutions, which also makes him fear and have work-related difficulties to resettle in Mocoa. C) EXPERT TESTIMONY 27. At the public hearing on reparations, the Court also heard the expert opinion of psychologist Ana C. Deutsch, summarized as follows: Expert opinion of Ana C. Deutsch, a psychologist16 The expert witness interviewed Blanca Flor Rojas, Bladimir Cerón Rojas, María Adelina López, Carmen Leonor Pantoja López, Jaime Pantoja López, Luis Edmundo Pantoja Ordóñez, Carmen Cecilia Cuarán Muchavisoy, Doris Silvia Cuarán Muchavisoy, and Umberto Enrique Cuarán Muchavisoy in Bogotá, Colombia; and Jorge Franclin Cuarán Muchavisoy and María Córdula Mora Jacanamijoy in San José, Costa Rica. In the cases she evaluated, the common pattern found is a feeling of anguish and frustration due to powerlessness, associated with other symptoms such as depression. In general, these individuals feel bad, which means that they do not enjoy small things as they did before, they do not enjoy life, nor can they exercise the right we all have to enjoy our milieu, our family. D) ASSESSMENT OF THE EVIDENCE 28. In the instant case, the Court accepts the probatory value of those documents that were submitted in a timely manner by the parties and were neither disputed nor objected, nor was their authenticity questioned. 29. The Court deems it necessary to specify that upon examining the vouchers submitted by the representatives of the next of kin of the victims regarding legal costs and expenses, it has noted that some of them are tables, presumably prepared as an auxiliary element to establish expenses incurred during the proceedings in this case. With respect to such tables, the Court deems that they are not evidentiary in nature, as they are auxiliary elements, and therefore they will not be included in the body of evidence in the instant case. Furthermore, in said appendices there are numerous vouchers that do not specify the expense they are supposed to back, or which do not make it possible to determine that the alleged expense was incurred in connection with the instant case. For this reason, the Court will assess said vouchers as reference elements when it determines expenses and legal costs. 30. With respect to the sworn written statements sent by Blanca Flor Rojas, Bladimir Cerón Rojas, María Adelina López, Carmen Leonor Pantoja López, Jaime Pantoja López, Luis Edmundo Pantoja Ordóñez, Carmen Cecilia Cuarán Muchavisoy, Doris Silvia Cuarán Muchavisoy, and Umberto Enrique Cuarán Muchavisoy (supra 16 Ana C. Deutsch has a licentiate degree in transcultural psychology and is the Clinical Director of the Torture Victims Attention Program in Los Angeles, California.

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