iv. Holds that local remedies were not exhausted on this point; v. Dismisses the objection based on incompatibility of the Application with the Constitutive Act of the African Union; vi. Dismisses the objection based on non-exhaustion of local remedies in respect of the proceedings against the Applicant’s lawyers; vii. Holds that local remedies were not exhausted on these points; viii. Dismisses the objection to admissibility based on failure to file the Application within a reasonable time as regards the proceedings against the two lawyers; ix. Declares the Application admissible as regards the claim against the Applicant’s lawyers. Merits x. Holds that the Respondent State did not violate the Applicant’s right to a fair trial, protected under Article 7(1)(a) of the Charter read in conjunction with Article 14 of the ICCPR as regards the claim against the Applicant’s lawyers. Reparations xi. Dismisses the Applicant’s request for reparations. Costs xii. Orders each Party to bear its own costs. Signed by: Modibo SACKO, Vice-President; Ben KIOKO, Judge 28