Appeal on 6 June, 2011 . According to the Respondent, the
application was struck out for procedural errors and the Applicants
later filed another application , this time for an extension of time by the
High Court, to file an appeal. The Respondent claims that this
application was also struck out with cost to the Applicants on 11
October 2012, and that they filed another application for the
extension of time to appeal.
59.
Regarding
allegations
relating
to
Police
brutality,
the
Respondent argues that the Applicants showed no proof that the
presumed victims sued the government in the domestic Courts. The
Respondent also argues that a letter produced by the Applicants was
baseless .
5.) Reasonable time- Article 56(6) of the ·Charter
60.
According to the Respondent, the judgment to dismiss the
Applicants' compensation claim was issued in May 2011 and the
Applicants seized this Court only in January 2012, eight (8) months
after the pronouncement of the judgment.
Regarding the alleged
Police brutality, the Respondent argues that the facts took place on
13 October 2010, whereas this Court was seized in January 2012,
that is, one (1) year and three (3) months after the alleged violence.
It adds that even if the Court does not give an indication of what
should be reasonable time, the Commission , as well as other re tonal
bodies , recognized a six (6) months period as reasonable time.
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