The Court composed of: Modibo SACKO, President; Chafika BENSAOULA, Vice President; Suzanne MENGUE, Tujilane R. CHIZUMILA, Blaise TCHIKAYA, Stella I. ANUKAM, Imani D. ABOUD Dumisa B. NTSEBEZA, Dennis D. ADJEI, Duncan GASWAGA – Judges; and Robert ENO, Registrar. In accordance with Article 22 of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (hereinafter referred to as “the Protocol”) and Rule 9(2) of the Rules of Court (hereinafter referred to as “the Rules”),1 Justice Rafaâ BEN ACHOUR, judge of the Court and a national of Tunisia, did not hear the Application. In the Matter of: Al’asaad MILAAD Represented by: Mr. Mohsen BACCOUCHE, Advocate of the Court of Appeal of Tunis Versus REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA Represented by: i. Mr. Farhad KHALIF, Director General of Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and ii. Mr. Shadli ARRAHMANI, State Litigation Officer. After deliberations, Renders this Judgment: 1 Rule 8(2), Rules of Court, 2 June 2010. 1