For these reasons: 161. The Court holds: On the Respondent's Preliminary Objection on Jurisdiction 1. Unanimously, that the Respondent's preliminary objection on the lack of jurisdiction ratione materiae of the Court as required by Article 3(1) of the Protocol is dismissed and declares that the Court has jurisdiction. On the Respondent's Preliminary Objections on Admissibility ii. Unanimously, that the Respondent's preliminary objection on the admissibility of the Application for incompatibility with the African_ Charter and the Constitutive Act of the African Union as required by Article 6(2) of the Protocol read together with Article 56(2) of the Charter and Rule 40(2) of the Rules is dismissed. iii. Unanimously, that the Respondent's preliminary objection on the admissibility of the Application for non-exhaustion of local remedies as required by Article 6(2) of the Protocol read together with Article 56(5) of the Charter and Rule 40(5) of the Rules is dismissed . The Court finds that the Applicant exhausted local remedies. IV. Unanimously, that the Respondent's preliminary objection on the admissibility of the Application for not being filed within a reasonable time after exhaustion of local remedies 64