38. The same date, the Secretariat sent a letter to the Embassy of Egypt in Dakar acknowledging receipt of the latter's Note Verbale of the 9 th October 1996 and answering that the Secretariat still found it important that Egypt send a representative to the 20 th Session. 39. On 21st October 1996 the Secretariat received a letter from the representative of the Complainant asking the Commission to postpone the consideration of the communication because of new information. 40. At the 20th Session held in Grand Bay, Mauritius, October 1996, the Commission decided to postpone the decision to the following session. 41. On 10th December 1996 a Note Verbale to this effect was sent to the government. The Note Verbale also asked the government to send relevant laws to the Secretariat. 42. On the same date, the Secretariat sent a letter to the Complainant, informing him of the decision of the Commission to postpone the consideration of the communication. 43. On 10th January 1997 the Secretariat sent a letter to Mr Monieb, informing him of the decision taken by the Commission at its 20th Session. 44. On 23rd January 1997 the Secretariat received a Note Verbale from the Embassy of Egypt in Dakar, informing the Secretariat that the Working Group on Communications of the SubCommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities of the UN had decided not to take any action in respect of a communication submitted by Mr Njoku. 45. On 31st January 1997 the Secretariat received a letter from Mr Njoku summarising his case and giving examples of Egyptian case-law in drug related cases. 46. On 3rd February 1997 the Secretariat sent an acknowledgement of receipt to Mr Njoku, enclosing a copy of the Embassy's letter of 23rd January 1997. 47. On 11th February 1997 the Secretariat sent a letter to the Embassy of Egypt in Dakar informing it that all relevant information would be taken up by the Commission at its 21st session and requesting it once more to send copies of the relevant laws. 48. On 8th April 1997, the Secretariat received letters from the Complainant reiterating the facts of the case and indicating cases of individuals prosecuted on similar grounds and who, according to the Complainant, received lighter sentences. 49. On 23rd April 1997, the Secretariat renewed its request to the Embassy of Egypt in Senegal for the provision of the relevant legislative enactment against drug trafficking, as well as examples of case-law dealing with passengers on transit charged with drug trafficking. The Embassy was also informed of cases presented to the Secretariat by Mr Ngozi Njoku.