IX. COSTS 105. Neither party submitted on costs. *** 106. Under Rule 32(2) of the Rules,32 “[u]nless otherwise decided by the Court, each party shall bear its own costs, if any”. 107. The Court notes that nothing in the circumstances of the instant case warrants a departure from this rule. Accordingly, the Court decides that each Party shall bear its own costs. X. OPERATIVE PART 108. For these reasons, THE COURT Unanimously, Jurisdiction i. Dismisses the objection based on material jurisdiction; ii. Declares that it has jurisdiction. Admissibility iii. Upholds the objection based on non-exhaustion of local remedies in respect of the proceedings relating to the Applicant’s dismissal, the complaint against the Applicant's driver and the complaint relating to the attempted murder of his father; 32 Rule 30(2) of the Rules of 2010. 27

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