admissibility and the Complainants are only accorded a right to reply pursuant to Rule 119 (3). In requesting that the submissions made by the Complainants in this direction should be expunged, it contends that by requesting both parties to submit their arguments on the Merits, the African Commission did not properly apply Rule 119 (2) & (3) of the Rules of Procedure of the African Commission. The Complainants on their part did not address the African Commission on this. AC HP R 146. Decision of the African Commission on Alleged Procedural Irregularity 147. In dealing with this issue, the African Commission will refer itself to Rule 119 of the Rules of Procedure (1995) of the African Commission which provides: 1. If the Commission decides that a Communication is Admissible under the Charter, its decision and text of the relevant documents shall as soon as possible, be submitted to the State Party concerned, through the Secretary. The author of the Communication shall also be informed of the Commission's decision through the Secretary. 2. The State Party to the Charter concerned shall, within the 3 ensuing months, submit in writing to the Commission, explanations or statements elucidating the issue under consideration and indicating, if possible, measures it was able to take to remedy the situation. 3. All explanations or statements submitted by a State Party pursuant to the present Rule shall be communicated, through the Secretary, to the author of the Communication who may submit in writing additional information and observations within a time limit fixed by the Commission. 4. States Parties from whom explanations or statements are sought within specified times 39