on 15,000 Rands bail each. He adds that the Department of Home Affairs of South Africa withdrew the
case against him after confirming that their papers were legal.
11. The Complainant submits that due to continuing harassment in South Africa by officials of the
Respondent State, through a South African Immigration Officer named Mr. Breed, he and his family
returned to Ethiopia on 29 March 2013, having obtained pardon from the Ethiopian Government.
12. The Complainant requested for provisional measures in accordance with Rule 98(1) of the Rules of
Procedure of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (the Commission) to prevent
irreparable harm being done to him and his family.
Alleged violations of the Charter
13. The Complainants allege violation of Articles 2 , 5 , 7 , 14 , 17 and 18 of the African Charter.
Prayers
14. The Complainant requests the Commission to find the Respondent State in violation of the
above-mentioned Articles of the African Charter and to issue Provisional Measures in accordance with Rule
98 of the African Commission's Rules of Procedure.
Procedure
15. The Secretariat received the Complaint on 18 December 2012 and acknowledged receipt of the same
on 19 December 2012.
16. The Commission considered the Complaint during its 13 th Extra-Ordinary Session, held from 19 to 25
February 2013 in Banjul, The Gambia, and decided to be seized of it. It declined to grant the Complainant's
request for Provisional Measures because it deemed that the circumstances of the case did not warrant
Provisional Measures.
17. The Secretariat informed the Complainant of the seizure decision and requested it to forward its
Admissibility Submissions by letter Ref. ACHPR/COMM/435/12/LES/664/13, dated 21 March 2013.
18. The Respondent State was informed of the seizure decision by Note Verbale Ref.
ACHPR/COMM/435/12/LES/663/13, dated 13 May 2013.
19. The Secretariat again informed the Complainant of the seizure decision and requested it to forward its
Admissibility Submissions via letter dated 10 June 2013 and the Respondent State via Note Verbale, also
dated 10 June 2013.
20. After receiving information that the Complainant had never received any of the Secretariat's letters, a
letter dated 2 October 2013 was transmitted to the Complainant's proper email address, with previous
letters from the Secretariat as attachments.
21. By letter dated 29 November 2013, the Complainant acknowledged receipt of the Secretariat's letter
dated 2 October 2013, and requested for extension of time to make his Submissions on Admissibility. The
Secretariat granted the request for extension of time, by letter dated 12 December 2013 in accordance with
Rule 113(2) of the African Commission's Rules of Procedure. The Respondent State was also informed of
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