6. After several complaints in 1972, 1978 and 1989, the Government of Mali finally consented to acknowledge the Applicant's ownership of the miefacts and to hand them over to him. 7. But as time went on, they became damaged by bad weather and exposure at the basement of the Embassy. 8. That was why he asked for remedy from the State of Mali. The latter maintained total silence and did not react to his request. He also had to approach the Judiciary of his country, to seek reparation for the injmy suffered. 9. Having taken note of the damage done to his materials, and faced with the tacit refusal of the Gove1nment of Mali to grant him remedy, Moussa Leo Kei'ta decided to bring his case before the Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Comi, by Application dated 19 April 1999. 10. The State of Mali believed it was not under an obligation to appear before this Comi, in the course of the preliminary procedure, and was ordered by the Judgment of8 March 2001 to pay the sum of30 million CFA Francs as damages to the Applicant. Four years after the issuing of this Order, Mali had not paid the amount ordered. 11. Rather, it contended having filed on 9 April 2001, before the Administrative Chamber, an Application for revision of the Judgment ordering the payment of damages. By another Judgment dated 21 October 2001, the Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Comi of Mali reduced the initial amount of 30 million CFA Francs to the sum of seven (7) million, for the following reasons: - That Mali, which had its own currency, joined the CFA Zone in 1985. - That there was also a devaluation of the CFA Franc in 1994. ·· 12. Even then, the latter amount was not paid to the Applicant, who thought that he had to bring his case before the Community Court of Justice for the purposes of remedying the wrongs caused him. 13. Reacting to the Application of Moussa Leo Kei'ta, Mali's State Department for Disputes rejected his allegations, claiming that if the items had remained in the basement of the Embassy of Mali, it was because Moussa Leo Kei'ta did not possess an official document from the State of Mali for repatriating his collection, 3 Downloaded from worldcourts.com. Use is subject to terms and conditions. See worldcourts.com/terms.htm