0 0 0510 the Executive Council of the African Union through the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, on 12 April 2016. 11. On 28 March 2016, on the direction of the Court, the Registry requested Pan African Lawyers' Union (PALU) to provide the Applicant with legal assistance. On 21 April 2016, PALU informed the Registry that it would represent the Applicant. 12. The Respondent State was again, on 1 June 2016, notified of the Applicant's request for Provisional Measures on the provision of the certified true copies of records of proceedings and judgments of the District Court of Bunda, which was appended to the Application. The Respondent State was also directed to file the Response to the request for Provisional Measures within thirty (30) days of receipt of the notice. 13. On 12 May 2016, the Respondent State filed a request for extension of time to file the Response to the Application. The Court granted fifteen (15) days from receipt of a notice dated 15 June 2016, for the filing of these documents. 14. On 28 June 2016, the Respondent State requested for another extension of time to file its Response to the Application. The Court granted this request by an additional fifteen (15) days, to run from the date of receipt of the notice dated 4 July 2016. 15. On 25 July 2016, the Respondent State filed the Response to the Applicant's request for Provisional Measures and in the interest of justice, the Court deemed it as properly filed. This was transmitted to the Applicant on 28 July 2016 directing that the Applicant should file the Reply thereto within thirty (30) days of receipt. 16. The Respondent State filed the Response to the Application on 27 July 2016 and in the interest of justice, the Court deemed it as properly filed. The Response was 5 er S )-'