Niamey, Niger, the consideration of the Communi cation
was deferred to a
later Session.
16. On 13 July 2017 the Secretariat acknowledged receipt of the admissibility
submissions
of the
Respondent State and
requested
the
Complainant to
submit any additional written observations within thirty (30) days.
17. On 06 August 2017 the Complainant submitted a request for an extension
of time in submitting the additional observations.
18. On
14
strike
August 2017
out
the
the
Respondent State
Communication
because
requested
the
the Commission
Complainant
had
not
to
yet
submitted additional observations within the timeline provided.
19. On 25 September 2017 the Secretariat informed the parties that during the
2211d Extra-Ordinary Session of the Commission,
August 2017
was
in
deferred
Dakar, Senegal,
pending
held
from 29 Jul y
to 07
the consideration of the Communi catio n
submission
of
additional
observations
by
the
that
the
Complainant.
20. On
01
March
Complainant's
2018
the
request
for
Secretariat
the
informed
extension
of
the
time,
Parties
received
before
the
2018,
the
deadline of submissions, had been granted.
21. In
correspondence
received
Complainant requested
at
the
Secretariat
the withdrawal
and
on
15
May
closure of the case, and
the
Secretariat acknowledged receipt of the request for withdrawal on 02 July
2018, informing the Complainant that the request would be tabled before
the Commission for consideration.
Complainant's request for withdrawal
22. The Complainant is requesting the withdrawal and closure of the case on
the basis that the family of the Victim no longer wishes to pursue the claim.
The
representative
of
the Complainant further
informs
the
Commission
that they had been trying to reach the Complainant for a long time, and
were eventually informed
by
the Complainant that the
Victim had
been
released by the authorities, "on precautionary and surveillance measures"
for a five
years'
period.
In addition,
they submit that the lawyer of the
family had been arrested, which makes it difficult to obtain documents. For
these reasons the Complainant does not wish to proceed with the claim.
Analysis of the African Commission