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f. Prescribe to the Respondent State to grant the Victim the equivalent of
fifty million U.S. dollars ($50,000,000.00) as compensation to the Victim
and his Children for all the harm they endured.
Procedure:
11. The Secretariat received the Complaint on 1 October 2015, and acknowledged
receipt on 7 October 2015.
12. On 9 October 2015, the Secretariat requested the Complainants to furnish
additional information in accordance with Rule 93 (4) of the Rules of Procedure
of the Commission.
13. The Secretariat received the requested information on 15 October 2015, and
acknowledged receipt of the same on 21 October 2015.
14. At its 57th Ordinary Session, done in Banjul, The Gambia, from 4 to 18
November 2015, the Commission considered the Complaint and decided to be
seized thereof and also issued Provisional Measures.
15. By letter and Note Verbal dated 10 November 2015, the Secretariat informed the
parties of the decision on seizure and the Provisional Measures issued, and
requested the Complainants to submit evidence and arguments on
admissibility within two (2) months of the notification thereof, in accordance
with rule 105(1) of the Rules of Procedure of the Commission.
16. To date, the Complainants have not submitted evidences and arguments on
admissibility. Accordingly, the Commission decided to strike out the
Communication for want of diligent prosecution during its 74 th Ordinary
Session.
Analysis of the Commission on Strike Out:
17. Rule 105(1) of the Commission's Rule of Procedure (2010) provides that when
the Commission is seized of a Complaint, it shall request the Complainant to
present evidence and arguments on the admissibility of the Communication
within two (2) months.
18. Rule 113 provides that when a deadline is fixed for a particular submission,
either party may apply to the Commission for extension of the period
stipulated. The Commission may grant an extension of time for a period not
longer than one (1) month.
19. In the present Communication, the Complainants were requested to present
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