52. In its 66th Ordinary Session, held from 13 July to 7 August 2020, the Commission decided to defer the consideration of the Communication the following sessions. 53. In its 68th Ordinary session, held virtually from 14 April to 4 May 2021, the Commission decided to defer the consideration of the Communication to a later session, while indicating the second name on the list of complainants as chief complainant. Preliminary observations 54. The State of Cameroon, in its submissions, requested t!lat the Commission addressed its preliminary observations before proceeding to its analysis on Admissibility. 55. The Respondent State submits that in their statement of facts, the authors of the Communication use expressions tending todeny thee istence of the State of Cameroon in its current territorial extent. t: " " 56. The State further submits that it describes a situation of occupation of the territory called "Former United Nations Trust Territory of the Britisif:Southern Cameroon" or Southern Cameroons" and the violation of the rights of the dtfzens of this territory. 57. The Defendant State submits furthermore that the authors describe a situation of occupation of the territory called "Former United Nations-Trust Territory of the British Southern Cameroon" or Southern Cameroons" and the violation of the rights of the citizens of the said territory. Indeed, the State affirms that the authors allege that "a wave of massive abductions followed, the abductees being chartered to Yaounde in Former French Cameroon for trial in a military tribunal in a language and under a legal system they do not understand. 58. The Sate argues that such a description excludes this territory from the territorial boundaries of the Republic of Cameroon, and consequently, the State of Cameroon would be brq~ght be!o,r7't?theAfrican Commission on Human and Peoples Rights for facts that took pl~ce outsid~f,f~te,rritory. I Analysis of the preliminary observation 59. Rule 103 (4) of the 2010 Rules of Procedures of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights provides that "when the Commission receives a preliminary objection, it shall first of all determine this objection before anything other question related to the Communication". 60. The Commission established a clear principle in the case of Luke M ~_ and Benjamin John Freeth (represented by Norman Tjombe) v Angola,~rl'd titir.te~th~Js, 2 determining the Commission became seized of the present Cam tfuication nly; in ~w~'f~fu~~ II ;J, U \ ~ " (l ~! '.-./ 9.. "!, :< f. ,j 1" t!:!f!~,g)v-:' Communication 409112 - Luke Munyandu Tembani and Benjamin John Freeth (represen.ted 'b¥~~rfhY:JN Angola and Thirteen Others, httP_s://wvvw.aChPLQ[g/PUbliCfDOC.l.lment/filej.English/achpr~_4_4}l'9,_J ?_etl:gffi_~'-:><.."" / 2 '-'0. ~. k/CAIl'I ~~/ ..... ~..... - v~'./ 10