The Court composed of: Sylvain ORE, President, Ben KIOKO, Vice-President; Gerard NIYUNGEKO, EI Hadji GUISSE, Rafaa BEN ACHOUR, Solomy B. BOSSA, Ntyam S. O. MENGUE, Marie-Therese MUKAMULlSA, Tujilane R. CHIZUMILA and Chafika BENSAOULA, Judges; and Robert ENO, Registrar. In the Matter of Application No. 001/2017 for Interpretation of Judgment of 20 November 2015 Alex Thomas v. The United Republic of Tanzania Given that Judges Elsie N. THOMPSON and Duncan TAMBALA who heard the substantive case are no longer members of the Court, Rule 66(4) of the Rules of Court was applied. After deliberation, Renders the following Judgment: I. PROCEDURE 1. The United Republic of Tanzania filed, pursuant to Article 28(4) of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights (hereinafter referred to as "the Protocol") and Rule 66(1) of the Rules an Application dated 24 January 2017 and received at the Registry of the Court on 30 January 2017, for interpretation of the Judgment rendered on 20 November 2015 in the above - mentioned matter. The United Republic of Tanzania also filed, pursuant to Practice Direction No. 38 of the Practice Directions of the Court, an application for extension of time to file the Application for interpretation of the Judgment. 2. Bya notice dated 3 February 2017, the Registry transmitted a copy of the Application for extension of time to file the Application for Interpretation of Judgment to Mr. Alex Thomas, who was invited to file observations within fifteen (15) days of receipt. He filed the observations on 17 February 2017 and these were transmitted to the United Republic of Tanzania, for information, by a letter dated 21 February 2017. In the said observations, Mr. Thomas opposed the granting of the extension of time to file the application, 1