59. In this case, the Complainant has proven to the Commission that she seized several authorities of the Respondent State. Documentary evidence provided include, among others, deposit slips, receipts and certificates of delivery regarding the correspondences sent to the various authorities as mentioned above under the summary of the Complaint. 60. The Commission notes that having received copies of the documents produced by the Complainant, the Respondent State cannot contest the fact that the various authorities were petitioned, as attested by the certificates of delivery contained in the Communication file. 61. At this stage, the Commission will verify if in addition, the petitions were sent to the competent authorities and if the efforts made by the Complainant are sufficient within the meaning of the condition of the exhaustion of local remedies. 62. Regarding the competence of the authorities to be seized, the Commission notes that the complaints made by the Complainant are about the violation of her right to property. Under Cameroonian law which both parties invoke, any person who has knowledge of an offence classified as a felony or misdemeanour shall directly and immediately inform either the State Counsel or any judicial police officer or in their absence, any administrative authority of the locality.9 63. The Commission notes that the complaints sent to the authorities of the Respondent State are aimed at putting an end to the violation of the right to property, fully reinstating the Complainant’s right to the plot of land or, alternatively, refunding the costs incurred for the purchase of the property, including the expenses for obtaining a land certificate incurred for the benefit of the Government. Under Cameroonian law, the Complainant has two options: seize a criminal court capable of passing judgements in criminal and civil matters, or seize administrative authorities who are competent in matters of land dispute. When administrative authorities have been seized, they can either settle the dispute or seize the competent judicial authorities. 64. The Commission has already noted that the Complainant actually seized the competent administrative authorities. Failing to settle the dispute, the administrative authorities concerned have the obligation, under Cameroonian law, to inform the judicial authorities of the alleged violation in order to institute legal proceedings. 9 Cameroon Code of Criminal Procedure (27 July 2005), Section 135(2). 13

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