7. On 16 April 1999, the Secretariat received registered mail from the Complainant dated 14 March 1999, to which was attached a copy of the Judgement of 8 December 1998, rendered by the Special Regional Court of Dakar acting as a Court of Summary Jurisdiction. This letter reported on the progress of local remedies. It was unfortunately only received by the Secretariat after the filing of the relevant documents to be submitted to the 25th Session and could not therefore be taken into account. 8. A reading of the judgement and correspondence mentioned above highlights the following: 1. The Special Regional Court decided to discharge the accused with regard to the charges of damaging and conniving to damage public utility electrical installations belonging to the Soci?Â(C)t?Â(C) Nationale d??ÂÂElectricit?Â(C) (SENELEC) as well as the charge of hindering the free exercise of industry or labour. 2. The same Court convicted Mr Sock for ??ÂÂacts or manoeuvres likely to compromise public security??ÂÂ and sentenced him to a prison term of six (6) months. 3. Mr Sock submitted his appeal against the judgement. 4. After having served his sentence including four and half months of pre-trial detention, Mr. Sock was released on 23rd January 1999. [ 9. The Complainant asserts that the judgement of the Special Regional Court is founded on a description of the facts on the basis of the wide provision of Section 80 of the old Senegalese Penal Code. According to the Complainant, Mr Sock is a victim of a ??ÂÂconspiracy??ÂÂ geared towards destabilising and weakening SUTELEC. 10. At its 26th Ordinary Session, the Commission deferred the communication to the 27th Ordinary Session. 11. At its 27th Ordinary Session held in Algeria, the Commission deferred consideration of the case to the 28th Session. 12. On 20th July 2000, the parties were informed of the Commission's decision accordingly. Law Admissibility 13. Article 56 (5) of the Charter provides: ??ÂÂCommunications??ÂÂ?shall be considered if they: ??ÂÂ? are sent after exhausting local remedies, if any, unless, it is obvious that this procedure is unduly prolonged??ÂÂ. 14. Although the communication presents a prima facie case of a series of violations of the African Charter, a close look at the file indicates that the Complainant is yet to exhaust all domestic remedies Holding For the above reasons, the Commission Declares the communication inadmissible. Cotonou, Benin, 23rd October to 6th November 2000. 2