language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. i. Alleged violation by the Minister of Internal Security 48. The Applicants allege that the Minister of Internal Security violated the principle of equality, by applying the police officers’ promotion criteria in a discriminatory manner, pursuant to Decree No. 053/06 of 6 February 2006 and Article 125 of Law No. 034-10 of 12 July 2010. 49. They allege, without substantiating, that the police academy authorities upgraded police officers to the rank of trainee police superintendents, even though they obtained their diplomas subsequent to the issuance of the Decree of 6 February 2006. * 50. In response, the Respondent State asserts that pursuant to the provisions of Article 155 of the Decree of 6 February 2006: Police inspectors and non-commissioned police officers holding a master’s degree on the date of entry into force of this decree are authorized to enter the national police academy in successive waves according to seniority in rank and length of service to undergo training as Police superintendents. 51. The Respondent State therefore maintains that there is no ambiguity in the aforementioned Article 47, as the eligible officers are police inspectors and non-commissioned officers with the requisite qualifications on the date of entry into force of the aforementioned decree. 52. According to the Respondent State, as the Applicants obtained their qualification only in 2011 and 2012, they did not have the required qualifications at the date of the aforementioned decree and therefore could not claim to be entitled to admission to the police academy as trainee superintendents and inspectors. 12