harm to Mr. Ping, until his case had been heard by the Commission. Due to
technical difficulties it was experiencing in transmitting the request for
Provisional Measures by fax to the Office of the President of the Republic of
Botswana, a scanned copy of the request for Provisional Measures was
attached to the letter sent to the Complainants with a request to forward it to
the Office of the President of Botswana. However, before the transmittal
happened, the Secretariat of the Commission was regretfully informed by the
Complainants through telephone that the victim had been executed that
morning of 1 April 2006. On 4 April 2006, the Secretariat of the Commission
received an email from the Complainants confirming the execution of the
victim by the Government of Botswana on the Morning of Saturday 1 April
2006.
The Law on Admissibility
The Complainants’ Submissions on Admissibility
25. In accordance with Article 56 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’
Rights (the Charter) read with Rule 103 of the old Rules of Procedure of the
Commission, the Complainants submit that all of the criteria for the admissibility
of this Communication have been satisfied as follows:
a.
The Complainants have been identified and their relevant details provided
to the Commission;
b.
The Communication is compatible with the Constitutive Act of the African
Union and with the Charter;
c.
The Communication is presented in polite and respectful language, and is
based on information provided by the applicants and on a judgment of the Court
of Appeal of Botswana;
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