Complaint not come across anything which would amount to disparaging or
insulting language. The Commission therefore finds that the requirement in
Article 56 (3) has been met.
40. Article 56 (4) of the Charter requires that the Communication must not be based
exclusively on news disseminated through the mass media. The Complainants
submit
that
the
Complaint
is
not
exclusively
based
on
news
disseminated
through the mass media, as the Complainants are the sisters of the Victim and
have personal knowledge of his death. The Complainants further aver that the
Victim's
family
authorities,
their
hired
who
case,
a
lawyer
regularly
and
to
informs
consequently,
represent
them
them about all
their
Complaint
before
the
Nigerian
developments
is
based
on
regarding
their
personal
knowledge of the matter. Based on this submission, the Commission finds that
the requirement in Article 56 (4) has been met.
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