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latter's Twenty-Fourth 2 , Twenty-Fifth 3 , Twenty-Sixth 4 , Twenty-Seventh 5
and Twenty-Eight 6 Ordinary Sessions. In its Decisions, the Executive
Council urged Libya to work with the Court and to comply with its Order.
Despite all that, the Respondent has continued to ignore the Court's
Order and the Decisions of the policy organs of the African Union.
19. On 29 May 2013, that is, beyond the prescribed time limit, the
Respondent addressed a Note Verbale7 to the Legal Counsel of the
African Union, a copy of which was received by the Applicant on 17 June
2013 and by the Court on 9 July 2013. In the Note Verbale, the
Respondent did not adduce any defence and merely forwarded the
following documents to the Court and to the Applicant:
i)
a "Note" comprising two pages of comments;
ii)
an undated Note from the Investigation and Review
Committee at the Office of the Attorney General of Libya,
recommending a joinder of proceedings instituted at
domestic level against Mr. Gadhafi with the proceedings
against other accused persons in case No. 630/2012;
iii)
Order No. 2/1371 of the Attorney General, which notes
that under Act No. 3/1371 W .R. the Prosecutor's Office
may request the Court to extend the period of remand in
2
January 2014, see the Report of the Twenty-Fourth Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the
African Union held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 21 to 28 January 2014, page 38
3
June 2014, see the Report of the Twenty-Fifth Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the
African Union held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, from 20 to 24 June, page 42.
4
January 2015, see the Report of the Twenty-Sixth Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the
African Union held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 23 to 27 January 2015 , page 36.
5
June 2015, see the Report of the Twenty-Seventh Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the
African Union held in Johan nesburg, South Africa , from 7 to 12 June 2015, page 34.
January 2016, see the Report of the Twenty-Eighth Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the
African Union held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 23 to 28 January 2016, page 1.
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No.2445-2013, the referen ce number of the Note Verbale of 29 May 2013 addressed to the Legal
Counsel of the African Union