35.
The Court recalls that in its initial Judgment of 28 June 2019, it found that
the Respondent State had not violated the Applicant’s rights under Articles
2, 3 and 7 of the Charter as regards the decision of the Review Bench
of
the Supreme Court of the Respondent State. The Court also notes that the
Applicant bases his Application for Review on paragraphs 138 and 139 of
the initial Judgment.
In the aforementioned paragraphs, the Court held:
In the instant case, the Court holds that the Applicant has not demonstrated or
substantiated
unequally,
how
he has
resulting
been
discriminated
into discrimination
against,
or unequal
treated
treatment
differently or
based. on the
criteria laid out under Article 2 and 3 of the Charter...In view of the foregoing,
the Court finds that the Applicant's rights to non- discrimination, his right to
equality before the law and to equal protection of law as guaranteed
under
Articles 2 and 3 of the Charter were not violated by the Respondent State.*
36.
In
relation
produced
to
supporting
documents,
for the first time
the
Court
before it, the evidence
recalls
that
although,
that is required
under
Article 28(3) of the Protocol is evidence that exerts influence on its initial
decision.§
37.
The
Court further
recalls
that,
substantiation
does
not constitute
“new
evidence” that would not have been in the foreknowledge of the Applicant
at the time of filing.®
38.
The Court refers to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights case, where
it held:
The
application
situations
for judicial
that were unknown
review
must
judgment may therefore be
impugned
those
the
involving
documents
time the judgment
was
be
based
on
important facts
at the time the judgment was delivered.
for
existence
delivered;
exceptional
of which
documentary
such
unknown
or testimonial
4 Alfred Agbesi Woyome v Ghana, op.cit, § §138 and 139.
5Frank David Omary and others v Tanzania (review) (2016) 1 AfCLR 383 § 49.
® Thobias Manga'ra v Tanzania op.cit. § 25.
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was
reasons,
or
The
as
at the
evidence or