any, within thirty (30) days from receipt thereof, in accordance with the
provisions of Rule 66(3) of the Rules.
4. On 28 March 2017, Mr. Mohamed Abubakari filed his observations, after the
expiry of the 30 days deadline, and prayed the Court to accept the said
observations.
5. On 2 April 2017, the Court examined the Applicant's request and decided to
grant the same in the interest of justice.
6. By notice dated 11 April 2017, the Parties were notified of the Court's decision to
close the written procedure. The Court did not deem it necessary to hold a public
hearing.
II.
THE REQUEST FOR INTERPRETATION
7. As indicated above, the instant Application for interpretation concerns the
Judgment rendered by the Court on 3 June 2016 in the Matter of Mohamed
Abubakari v. The United Republic of Tanzania (Application 007/2013), the
relevant paragraphs of which are worded as follows in the operative provisions:
"For these reasons, the Court,
Unanimously,
( ... )
ix) Rules that the Respondent State has violated Article 7 of the Charter and Article
14 of the Covenant as regards the Applicant's rights to defend himself and have the
benefit of a Counsel at the time of his arrest; to obtain free legal assistance during
the judicial proceedings; to be promptly given the documents in the records to
enable him defend himself; his defense based on the fact that the Prosecutor
before the District Court had a conflict of interest with the victim of the armed
robbery, to be considered by the Judge; not to be convicted solely on the basis of
the inconsistent testimony of a single witness in the absence of any identification