35.
On 25 September 2008 the Secretariat acknowledged receipt of the
supplementary information from the Respondent State and requested that
since several pages were not legible, the State resend a legible copy.
36.
On 31 October 2008, the Secretariat informed the Respondent State and the
Complainant that the Communication was deferred, since the State’s
submissions of supplementary information requested during the 43rd Ordinary
Session were illegible and could thus not be translated. It also requested the
State to send it a more legible version of its brief. On 5 January 2009, the
Secretariat received from the Respondent State a legible version of the
Ministerial Decree No. 139 of 1955 on “Regulations of public meetings and
demonstrations in public areas.” The Secretariat acknowledged receipt on 23
January 2009.
37.
On 17 January 2009, the Secretariat informed the Complainant that a more
legible copy of the supplementary information was received in Arabic and has
been sent for translation, and on 23 March 2009 the Secretariat transmitted the
said supplementary information to the Complainant.
38.
The Secretariat informed the Respondent State by a Note Verbale dated 03 July
2012 that a draft decision on Admissibility was being prepared.
39.
On 15 November 2012 and 31 May 2013, the Secretariat informed the
Respondent State and the Complainants that the Communication was
deferred.
40.
At its 15th Extra-Ordinary Session which took place from 07 to 14 March 2014,
the Commission declared the Communication Admissible.
41.
By a Note Verbale and letter dated 26 March 2014 the Respondent State and the
Complainant respectively were informed of the Commission’s decision on
Admissibility and the Complainants were requested to submit on the Merits
within 60 days.
42.
On 30 May 2014, the Secretariat received the submission of the Complainants
on the Merits, which were acknowledged and transmitted to the Respondent
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