IX. The alleged Violation of the Right to Receive Information 151. The Applicant has stated that the delay in providing him with the record of proceedings of the trial court in respect of Criminal Case Number 321 of 1996 and of the High Court in respect of Criminal Appeal Number 82 of 1998 and the lack of information regarding his application for review, violated his right to receive information as provided for in Article 9(1) of the Charter. 152. The Respondent denies that there was a prolonged and unreasonable delay in providing the Applicant with the information that would enable the Applicant prepare his Appeal. 153. The Respondent maintains that the delays in the hearing of the Applicant's cases from the District Court to the Court of Appeal were caused by the Applicant himself and the fact that he had jumped bail. The Respondent asserts that this inadvertently led to him being late to request for copies of proceedings and documents which would have assisted him in the hearing of his appeals. The Respondent further asserts that it does not have a record of the Applicant's Notice for Review therefore, the Applicant's contention that the hearing of his application for Review of the Court of Appeal's judgment cannot be maintained. 154. The Court notes that the record indicates that the Applicant filed a Notice of Review seeking leave to have the decision of the Court of Appeal reviewed. The Court has found that there was an undue delay in the Applicant receiving the record of proceedings in 61

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