TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................... i I. THE PARTIES.....................................................................................................2 II. SUBJECT OF THE APPLICATION .....................................................................3 A. Facts of the matter ..................................................................................... 3 B. Alleged violations ....................................................................................... 3 III. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT ..............................4 IV. PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES.............................................................................4 V. JURISDICTION ...................................................................................................6 VI. A. Objection to material jurisdiction ................................................................ 6 B. Other aspects of jurisdiction ...................................................................... 9 ADMISSIBILITY ................................................................................................ 10 A. Objection based on non-exhaustion of local remedies ............................ 11 B. Objection based on failure to file the Application within a reasonable time ................................................................................................................. 13 C. Other admissibility requirements.............................................................. 17 VII. MERITS ............................................................................................................ 18 A. Alleged violation of the right to be heard.................................................. 18 i. On the High Court’s admission of the self-incriminating statement into evidence ............................................................................................ 19 ii. On the alleged error of law and fact by the Court of Appeal .............. 21 B. Alleged violation of the right to be tried within a reasonable time ............ 23 C. Alleged violation of the right to defence ................................................... 25 VIII. REPARATIONS ................................................................................................ 26 IX. ON THE REQUEST FOR PROVISIONAL MEASURES ................................... 27 X. COSTS .............................................................................................................. 27 XI. OPERATIVE PART ........................................................................................... 28 i