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XÔÔ€Xa¸XX Xa¸ÔÔÔÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÒ°ÜÒÒ°ÜÒò òCOMMITTEE€AGAINST€TORTUREÐ ° ÐÌòòLe€Ô_ÔGayicÔ_Ô€et€al.€v.€FranceóóÐ |Ì ÐÌCommunication€No.€46/1996Ð H˜ ÐÌ9€May€1997Ð  d ÐÌCAT/C/18/D/46/1996Ð à 0 ÐÌÌADMISSIBILITYó óÐ ’â  ÐÌÌòòòòSubmitted€byóó:€Cyril€Le€Ô_ÔGayicÔ_Ô€et€al.€(represented€by€counsel)€Ð D”  ÐÌòòAlleged€victimóó:€The€authors€Ð ` ÐÌòòState€partyóó:€France€Ð Ü, ÐÌòòDate€of€communicationóó:€5€February€1996€óóÐ ¨ø ÐÌÌòòÓ  ÓÓ  ÓThe€Committee€against€Tortureóó,€established€under€article€17€of€the€Convention€against€Torture€andÐ Zª ÐOther€Cruel,€Inhuman€or€Degrading€Treatment€or€Punishment,€Ð @ ÐÌòòMeetingóó€on€9€May€1997,€Ð  \ ÐÌòòAdoptsóó€the€following€decision:€Ð Ø( ÐÌÓEÓÐ Ðòòò òDecision€on€admissibilityó óóóÐ Š Ú ÐÓÓÌÌ1.€The€communication€is€presented€by€counsel€on€behalf€of€Mr.€Cyril€Le€Ô_ÔGayicÔ_Ô€and€12€otherÐ <#Œ" Ðindividuals,€French€citizens,€residing€in€Papeete,€Tahiti.€They€claim€to€be€victims€of€violations€byÐ "$r# ÐFrance€of€articles€16,€10,€11,€12€and€13€of€the€Convention€against€Torture.€Ð %X $ ÐÌòòThe€facts€as€presented€by€the€authorsóó€Ð Ô&$"& ÐÌ2.1€Following€the€resumption€of€nuclear€tests€in€the€Pacific€by€France,€riots€took€place€in€Tahiti€onÐ  (ð#( Ð6€September€1995.€The€union€A€Ô_ÔTI'AÔ_Ô€I€Ô_ÔMUAÔ_Ô,€which€had€called€for€a€strike€that€day,€was€heldÐ †)Ö$) Ðresponsible€for€the€riots€by€the€authorities.€On€9€September€1995,€the€members€of€the€Executive€ofÐ l*¼%* Ðthe€union€were€meeting€at€the€organization's€office€in€Papeete.€Around€1€p.m.,€when€the€participantsÐ R+¢&+ Ðwere€preparing€for€a€press€conference€to€be€held€at€3€p.m.,€mobile€guards€in€battledress€invaded€theÐ 8,ˆ', Ðpremises.€They€ordered€the€unionists€to€line€up€against€the€wall,€legs€apart€and€hands€behind€theirÐ -n(- Ðheads.€The€unionists€complied€without€resistance,€but€were€bludgeoned€by€the€police€nevertheless.Ð ° ÐThen€they€were€handcuffed€two€by€two,€led€out€of€the€building,€thrown€in€a€van€and€transported€toÐ –æ Ðthe€police€station€in€the€Avenue€Ô_ÔBruatÔ_Ô.€Ð |Ì ÐÌ2.2€Once€there,€they€were€handcuffed€individually€and€ordered€to€kneel€in€the€parking€lot,€with€theÐ H˜ Ðsun€full€in€their€faces.€Those€who€had€difficulty€in€kneeling€were€beaten€with€bludgeons€or€kicked.Ð . ~ ÐAbout€45€minutes€later€they€were€brought€to€the€barracks€and€detained.€They€were€not€given€anyÐ  d Ðfood€or€drink€and€were€prevented€from€sleeping.€They€remained€handcuffed€and€supervised,€evenÐ ú J Ðwhen€going€to€the€toilet.€No€medical€assistance€was€given.€Some€of€them€were€released€in€the€nightÐ à 0 Ðof€9€September,€without€being€charged.€Others€were€charged€and€some€of€them€were€placed€inÐ Æ   Ðpreventive€detention.€Ð ¬ ü  ÐÌ2.3€Mr.€Cyril€Le€Ô_ÔGayicÔ_Ô,€born€on€27€September€1953,€General€Secretary€of€the€Ô_ÔConfdrationÔ_Ô€desÐ xÈ  ÐÔ_ÔsyndicatsÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔindpendantsÔ_Ô€de€Ô_ÔPolynsieÔ_Ô,€joined€the€meeting€of€unionists€at€12.55€p.m.€The€authorÐ ^®  Ðattaches€a€medical€certificate€from€a€doctor€whom€he€went€to€see€after€his€release.€Ð D”  ÐÌ2.4€Mr.€Jean„Michel€Ô_ÔGarriguesÔ_Ô,€born€on€29€September€1961,€states€that€he€was€threatened€by€oneÐ ` Ðof€the€mobile€guards€with€a€firearm€and€hit€with€a€bludgeon€against€the€left€temple€and€that€his€shirtÐ öF Ðwas€torn€and€his€head€smacked€against€the€wall€with€such€force€that€one€of€his€teeth€fell€out.€He€wasÐ Ü, Ðconstantly€beaten€although€he€was€following€orders€given€by€the€policemen.€He€was€also€givenÐ Â Ðelectric€shocks€with€a€sort€of€electric€prod,€and€the€marks€of€the€handcuffs,€put€on€tightly,€took€10Ð ¨ø Ðdays€to€heal.€He€submits€that,€after€being€on€the€parking€lot€for€about€15€minutes,€he€started€toÐ ŽÞ Ðvomit.€Brought€to€the€barracks,€he€was€interrogated€by€a€police€officer€in€the€afternoon.€He€spentÐ tÄ Ðthe€night€in€the€barracks,€where€the€guards€prevented€him€from€sleeping.€He€was€not€given€anythingÐ Zª Ðto€eat€or€drink.€The€next€morning,€a€guard€came€to€spray€the€detainees€with€insecticide.€Asking€toÐ @ Ðgo€to€the€toilet,€Ô_ÔGarriguesÔ_Ô€was€shown€one€full€of€excrement,€the€door€was€left€open€and€the€guardÐ &v Ðstayed€with€him.€He€was€not€allowed€to€wash€his€hands€afterwards.€In€the€beginning€of€the€afternoonÐ  \ Ðhe€was€brought€to€the€Ô_ÔPalaisÔ_Ô€de€Justice,€where€the€ill„treatment€ended.€Ð òB ÐÌ2.5€Mr.€Tu€Yan,€born€on€1€December€1955,€states€that€when,€following€orders,€he€lined€up€facingÐ ¾ Ðthe€wall,€he€was€beaten€with€a€bludgeon€on€his€back€and€right€leg€and€later€also€on€the€right€arm.Ð ¤ô ÐDuring€the€ride€in€the€van,€he€was€smothered€by€the€weight€of€nine€bodies€on€top€of€him.€WhenÐ Š Ú Ðbrought€to€the€barracks,€he€says€that€he€did€not€suffer€further€ill„treatment,€but€he€was€refusedÐ p!À  Ðanything€to€drink.€He€was€released€at€8€p.m.€that€same€evening.€Ð V"¦! ÐÌ2.6€Mr.€Bruno€Ô_ÔSandrasÔ_Ô,€born€on€4€August€1961,€states€that€he€was€threatened€with€a€pistol€againstÐ "$r# Ðhis€temple€and€that€he€was€flat€on€the€floor€of€the€van€with€others€on€top€of€him.€Ð %X $ ÐÌ2.7€Mr.€Ô_ÔEugneÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔSommersÔ_Ô,€born€on€25€August€1958,€states€that€he€was€thrown€into€the€van€head€firstÐ Ô&$"& Ðand€others€were€thrown€on€top€of€him.€When€he€tried€to€lift€his€head€because€he€could€not€breathe,Ð º' #' Ða€guard€stepped€on€his€head,€telling€him€to€keep€his€head€down.€Ð  (ð#( ÐÌ2.8€Mr.€Jacques€Ô_ÔYeunÔ_Ô,€born€on€12€July€1949,€states€that,€after€the€mobile€guards€entered€theÐ l*¼%* Ðpremises,€he€was€bludgeoned€and€thrown€on€the€ground€like€an€animal.€He€states€that,€while€in€theÐ R+¢&+ Ðbarracks€during€the€night,€he€was€harassed€by€the€guards,€who€continued€to€beat€the€detainees.€Ð 8,ˆ', ÐÐ -n(- Ð2.9€Mr.€Albert€Ô_ÔTematahotoaÔ_Ô,€born€on€16€May€1961,€affirms€that€he€was€beaten€and€ill„treated€andÐ ° Ðstates€that€he€was€released€at€9.30€p.m.,€without€having€had€anything€to€drink€or€eat.€Ð –æ ÐÌ2.10€Mr.€Ralph€Ô_ÔTaaviriÔ_Ô,€born€on€14€October€1954,€states€that€he€was€threatened€with€a€gun€and€wasÐ b² Ðhit€in€the€back€with€the€butt€of€a€rifle,€which€caused€him€to€fall.€His€hands€were€bound€with€electricÐ H˜ Ðcable€so€tightly€that€he€lost€the€feeling€in€his€fingers.€In€the€barracks,€the€detainees€did€not€getÐ . ~ Ðanything€to€drink,€nor€were€they€allowed€to€go€to€the€bathroom€until€a€Polynesian€guard€came€onÐ  d Ðduty,€who€gave€them€one€bottle€of€water€for€all€of€them€and€allowed€them€to€relieve€themselves.€HeÐ ú J Ðstates€that€late€in€the€evening€he€was€taken€for€interrogation.€He€was€chained€by€the€arm€to€a€guardÐ à 0 Ðand€by€one€leg€to€another€guard€because€it€was€dark€and€it€was€allegedly€necessary€for€security.Ð Æ   ÐDuring€the€night,€guards€continued€to€harass€him,€so€that€he€could€not€sleep.€In€the€morning,€whenÐ ¬ ü  Ðhe€had€difficulty€sitting€down€as€ordered€because€of€cramp,€he€was€kicked€over€onto€his€back€on€theÐ ’â  Ðfloor.€Ð xÈ  ÐÌ2.11€Mr.€Lionel€Ô_ÔLagardeÔ_Ô,€born€on€5€October€1934,€confirms€the€story€as€told€in€general€terms€above,Ð D”  Ðand€states€that€he€was€brought€before€the€judge€on€Sunday€at€4€p.m.€Ð *z  ÐÌ2.12€Mr.€Irvine€Paro,€born€on€24€March€1945,€states€that€he€was€at€the€police€station€on€SaturdayÐ öF Ðmorning,€9€September,€in€connection€with€the€riots€on€the€preceding€Wednesday,€thereby€escapingÐ Ü, Ðthe€maltreatment€to€which€his€colleagues€were€subjected.€Later,€he€was€detained€with€his€colleaguesÐ Â Ðin€the€barracks€and€suffered€the€same€ill„treatment€and€humiliations.€Ð ¨ø ÐÌ2.13€Mr.€Ronald€Ô_ÔTerorotuaÔ_Ô,€born€on€27€March€1955,€states€that€he€was€in€the€hall€of€the€buildingÐ tÄ Ðwhen€the€mobile€guards€entered.€He€was€threatened€with€a€gun,€told€to€lie€down€and€hit€with€aÐ Zª Ðbludgeon.€Later,€he€was€hit€in€the€back€with€an€electric€prod€while€walking€towards€the€van.€He€wasÐ @ Ðpushed€on€top€of€his€colleagues€in€the€van.€Later,€he€was€interrogated€from€1.30€to€6€p.m.,€with€aÐ &v Ðtwo„hour€pause;€all€this€time€he€was€not€given€anything€to€drink.€A€doctor€came€only€to€take€hisÐ  \ Ðblood€pressure€and€to€see€whether€or€not€he€was€a€heart€patient.€Ð òB ÐÌ2.14€Mr.€Bruno€Ô_ÔTetariaÔ_Ô,€born€on€3€February€1960,€states€that,€when€the€mobile€guards€arrived€he€wasÐ ¾ Ðtold€to€lie€down€with€his€hands€behind€his€head,€face€down.€Having€done€this,€he€was€hit€with€aÐ ¤ô Ðbludgeon€and€told€to€get€up.€Thrown€in€the€van,€he€was€again€hit€in€the€back,€and€when€he€lifted€hisÐ Š Ú Ðhead,€a€guard€stepped€on€his€neck.€At€the€police€station€he€was€told€to€kneel€and€was€hit€in€the€backÐ p!À  Ðbecause€he€had€difficulty€getting€into€that€position.€In€the€barracks€it€was€very€cold€and€he€wasÐ V"¦! Ðshivering;€nevertheless€he€was€not€given€a€blanket.€Ð <#Œ" ÐÌ2.15€Mr.€Ô_ÔHirohitiÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔTefaarereÔ_Ô,€the€General€Secretary€of€A€Ô_ÔTI'AÔ_Ô€I€Ô_ÔMUAÔ_Ô,€born€on€19€June€1954,€statesÐ %X $ Ðthat,€when€the€police€arrived€at€the€union€premises,€he€told€his€colleagues€to€remain€calm€and€notÐ î%>!% Ðto€resist.€When€he€was€standing€with€his€hands€up,€two€guards€threw€him€to€the€floor,€after€whichÐ Ô&$"& Ðhe€was€handcuffed€and€insulted.€Another€guard€came€and€walked€over€his€back.€He€was€then€takenÐ º' #' Ðhome€to€be€searched€and€was€again€maltreated€in€front€of€his€family.€Ð  (ð#( ÐÌòòThe€complaintóó€Ð l*¼%* ÐÌ3.1€The€authors€state€that€they€were€subjected€to€ill„treatment€in€terms€of€article€16€of€theÐ 8,ˆ', ÐConvention€against€Torture.€Further,€they€claim€that€France€has€not€satisfied€its€obligations€underÐ -n(- Ðarticles€10,€11,€12€and€13€of€the€Convention.€Ð ° ÐÌ3.2€As€regards€the€exhaustion€of€domestic€remedies,€the€authors€state€that€their€counsel€filed€aÐ |Ì Ðcomplaint€with€the€Dean€of€Magistrates€in€Papeete€for€cruel€and€inhuman€treatment,€for€RalphÐ b² ÐÔ_ÔTaaviriÔ_Ô€on€20€October,€for€Cyril€Le€Ô_ÔGayicÔ_Ô,€Jean„Michel€Ô_ÔGarriguesÔ_Ô,€Tu€Yan,€Irvine€Paro,€BrunoÐ H˜ ÐÔ_ÔSandrasÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔEugneÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔSommersÔ_Ô,€Jacques€Ô_ÔYeunÔ_Ô,€Albert€Ô_ÔTematahotoaÔ_Ô,€Ronald€Ô_ÔTerorotuaÔ_Ô,€Bruno€Ô_ÔTetariaÔ_Ô,Ð . ~ ÐÔ_ÔHiroÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔTefaarereÔ_Ô€on€23€October,€and€for€Lionel€Ô_ÔLagardeÔ_Ô€on€24€November€1995€respectively,€withoutÐ  d Ðresult.€Ð ú J ÐÌ3.3€It€is€stated€that€the€same€matter€has€not€been€submitted€to€any€other€procedure€of€internationalÐ Æ   Ðinvestigation€or€settlement.€Ð ¬ ü  ÐÌÔ_ÔòòStateÔ_Ô€party's€observations€on€the€admissibility€of€the€communicationóó€Ð xÈ  ÐÌ4.1€By€its€submission€of€17€September€1996,€the€State€party€argues€that€the€communication€isÐ D”  Ðinadmissible€because€of€non„exhaustion€of€domestic€remedies.€Ð *z  ÐÌ4.2€The€State€party€submits€that€acts€of€violence€against€persons€are€criminal€offences€under€articleÐ öF Ð309€of€the€Penal€Code,€and€under€article€186€if€the€violence€is€committed€by€a€public€officer.€Ð Ü, ÐÌ4.3€The€State€party€explains€that€according€to€article€85€of€the€Code€of€Criminal€Procedure,€anyoneÐ ¨ø Ðwho€considers€himself€injured€by€a€crime€may€file€a€complaint€as€a€civil€party€before€the€competentÐ ŽÞ Ðmagistrate.€Articles€86,€87,€177,€178€and€179€lay€down€the€procedure€to€follow.€When€a€complaintÐ tÄ Ðis€received,€the€magistrate€informs€the€public€prosecutor.€The€prosecutor€can€request€the€magistrateÐ Zª Ðto€hear€the€complaining€party,€if€the€complaint€does€not€contain€enough€information€to€base€theÐ @ Ðindictments€on.€If€the€magistrate€considers€that€the€facts€disclose€no€criminal€offence€or€cannot€leadÐ &v Ðto€a€prosecution,€or€that€the€complaint€is€inadmissible,€he€produces€a€reasoned€decision,€which€canÐ  \ Ðbe€appealed€by€the€interested€parties,€to€the€Court€(Chambre€Ô_Ôd'accusationÔ_Ô).€A€decision€by€theÐ òB Ðmagistrate€to€dismiss€a€complaint€is€also€appealable.€The€State€party€submits€that€the€procedure€isÐ Ø( Ðeffective€and€must€be€exhausted€before€a€complaint€can€be€submitted€to€the€Committee€againstÐ ¾ ÐTorture.€Ð ¤ô ÐÌ4.4€In€fact,€the€authors€made€use€of€the€procedure€and€lodged€complaints€with€the€Dean€ofÐ p!À  ÐMagistrates€in€Papeete.€Subsequently,€the€public€prosecutor,€on€10€October,€29€November€and€15Ð V"¦! ÐDecember€1995€and€28€March€1996,€requested€the€opening€of€legal€proceedings€on€an€unspecifiedÐ <#Œ" Ðnumber€of€counts€of€violence€committed€by€public€agents,€invoking€articles€309,€186€and€198€of€theÐ "$r# Ðformer€Criminal€Code.€The€four€requests€were€given€to€the€Dean€of€Magistrates€under€one€fileÐ %X $ Ðnumber,€5070.€Ð î%>!% ÐÌ4.5€The€investigating€magistrate€ordered€medical€examinations€of€the€claimants.€The€medicalÐ º' #' Ðexaminer€filed€his€reports€on€3€January€and€22€May€1996.€According€to€the€reports,€three€unionists,Ð  (ð#( ÐMessrs.€Ô_ÔTaaviriÔ_Ô,€Ô_ÔTetariaÔ_Ô€and€Ô_ÔTematahotoaÔ_Ô,€showed€after„effects€of€injuries.€Upon€request€of€theÐ †)Ö$) Ðauthors'€counsel,€a€psychiatric€examination€of€10€of€the€claimants€was€ordered€on€10€June€1996,€toÐ l*¼%* Ðevaluate€the€psychological€consequences€of€the€treatment€they€claim€to€have€been€subjected€to.€Ð R+¢&+ ÐÌ4.6€On€19€October€1995,€the€investigating€magistrate€ordered€a€commission€of€inquiry€to€interviewÐ -n(- Ðthe€officers€in€charge€of€apprehending€the€A€Ô_ÔTI'AÔ_Ô€I€Ô_ÔMUAÔ_Ô€members€on€9€September.€It€appears€fromÐ ° Ðthe€commission's€report€that€the€police€officers€interviewed€contest€the€violent€acts€alleged€by€theÐ –æ Ðcomplainants,€although€they€recognize€that€their€intervention€was€firm€because€of€the€tense€situation.€Ð |Ì ÐÌ4.7€On€7€March€1996,€pictures€of€the€police€officers€who€had€participated€in€the€intervention€wereÐ H˜ Ðgiven€to€the€complainants€for€identification€purposes.€According€to€the€State€party,€the€complainantsÐ . ~ Ðhad€difficulty€in€formally€identifying€the€perpetrators€of€the€violence€of€which€they€complain.€Ð  d ÐÌ4.8€The€State€party€submits€that€several€of€the€complainants€were€summoned€to€a€further€hearingÐ à 0 Ðon€9€September€1996€and€that€the€investigations€are€continuing€without€delay.€The€State€party€thusÐ Æ   Ðargues€that€the€authors€cannot€invoke€the€exceptions€to€the€rule€of€exhaustion€of€domestic€remediesÐ ¬ ü  Ðlaid€down€in€article€22,€paragraph€5€(b),€of€the€Convention,€since€their€application€is€not€undulyÐ ’â  Ðprolonged€nor€can€it€be€said€that€it€is€unlikely€to€bring€effective€relief.€Ð xÈ  ÐÌÔ_ÔòòCounsel'sÔ_Ô€comments€on€the€State€party's€submissionóó€Ð D”  ÐÌ5.1€In€his€reply€to€the€State€party's€submission,€counsel€argues€that€the€requirement€of€exhaustionÐ ` Ðof€domestic€remedies€applies€at€the€moment€when€the€Committee€actually€examines€theÐ öF Ðadmissibility€of€the€communication,€not€at€the€time€of€submission.€According€to€counsel,€it€is€thusÐ Ü, Ðnot€certain€that€domestic€remedies€will€not€be€exhausted€when€the€Committee€considers€theÐ Â Ðcommunication.€Ð ¨ø ÐÌ5.2€Counsel€further€points€out€that€cruel,€inhuman€or€degrading€treatment€is€not€a€criminal€offenceÐ tÄ Ðunder€French€law,€for€which€reason€the€authors€had€to€base€themselves€on€articles€309€and€63€of€theÐ Zª Ð(former)€Penal€Code.€Ð @ ÐÌ5.3€Moreover,€counsel€recalls€that€the€rule€of€exhaustion€of€domestic€remedies€does€not€apply€whenÐ  \ Ðthe€remedies€are€not€likely€to€be€effective.€In€this€context,€counsel€submits€that,€on€2€October€1996,Ð òB Ðthe€complainants€requested€the€investigating€magistrate,€under€article€81€of€the€Code€of€CriminalÐ Ø( ÐProcedure,€to€proceed€to€a€reconstruction€of€the€events,€including€the€conditions€in€which€they€wereÐ ¾ Ðarrested,€transported€in€a€van€and€detained.€On€18€October€1996,€the€magistrate€rejected€theirÐ ¤ô Ðrequest.€The€complainants€have€appealed€this€decision€to€the€Court€of€Appeal€of€Papeete.€Ð Š Ú ÐÌ5.4€According€to€counsel,€the€refusal€deprives€the€complainants€of€an€effective€and€useful€remedy.Ð V"¦! ÐCounsel€argues€that€the€reasons€on€which€the€magistrate€based€his€decision€(the€harmful€mediaÐ <#Œ" Ðeffects)€("le€Ô_ÔretentissementÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔmdiatiqueÔ_Ô€Ô_ÔnfasteÔ_Ô"),€are€totally€unacceptable€and€show€that€heÐ "$r# Ðrecognizes€that€the€reconstruction€would€reveal€a€disturbing€reality.€It€is€stated€that€the€magistrateÐ %X $ Ðalso€objected€to€the€costs€such€a€reconstruction€would€entail.€Ð î%>!% ÐÌ5.5€Counsel€argues€that€with€this€decision,€the€magistrate€has€violated€his€international€obligationsÐ º' #' Ðunder€articles€10,€11,€12€and€13€of€the€Convention€against€Torture.€Counsel€therefore€contends€thatÐ  (ð#( Ðthe€procedure€can€no€longer€be€seen€as€likely€to€bring€effective€relief€and€that€the€communicationÐ †)Ö$) Ðshould€thus€be€declared€admissible.€Ð l*¼%* ÐÌ6.1€In€a€further€submission,€counsel€states€that€the€Court€of€Appeal€of€Papeete€has€confirmed€theÐ 8,ˆ', Ðdecision€by€the€investigating€magistrate€of€18€October€1996€rejecting€the€complainants'€request€forÐ -n(- Ða€reconstruction.€Counsel€states€that€the€complainants€have€requested€a€judicial€review€(cassation)Ð ° Ðof€this€decision€and€submits€that€all€domestic€remedies€will€thus€have€been€exhausted€when€theÐ –æ ÐCommittee€takes€up€the€communication.€Counsel€adds€that€it€is€clear€that€the€procedure€initiatedÐ |Ì Ðunder€article€85€of€the€Code€of€Criminal€Procedure€will€not€give€effective€relief.€According€toÐ b² Ðcounsel,€this€is€also€shown€by€the€fact€that€there€has€been€as€yet€no€arraignment€(mise€en€examen)Ð H˜ Ðof€the€accused€although€the€complainants€have€recognized€their€aggressors€from€the€picturesÐ . ~ Ðfurnished€by€the€investigating€magistrate.€Ð  d ÐÌ6.2€Counsel€alleges€that€the€reconstruction€òòin€situóó€was€refused€because€it€would€reveal€a€violationÐ à 0 Ðof€article€16€of€the€Convention.€Ð Æ   ÐÌòòIssues€and€proceedings€before€the€Committeeóó€Ð ’â  ÐÌ7.1€Before€considering€any€claim€in€a€communication,€the€Committee€must€decide€whether€or€notÐ ^®  Ðit€is€admissible€under€article€22€of€the€Convention.€Ð D”  ÐÌ7.2€Article€22,€paragraph€5€(b),€of€the€Convention€precludes€the€Committee€from€considering€anyÐ ` Ðcommunication€unless€it€has€ascertained€that€all€available€domestic€remedies€have€been€exhausted.Ð öF ÐThe€Committee€notes€that€the€ill„treatment€inflicted€on€the€complainants€is€currently€the€subject€ofÐ Ü, Ða€judicial€review€in€Papeete.€The€Committee€finds€that€the€information€before€it€does€not€suggestÐ Â Ðthat€the€recourse€procedure€is€being€unreasonably€delayed€or€that€it€is€unlikely€to€bring€theÐ ¨ø Ðcomplainants€effective€relief.€It€observes,€therefore,€that€the€conditions€laid€down€in€article€22,Ð ŽÞ Ðparagraph€5€(b),€of€the€Convention€have€not€been€met.€Ð tÄ ÐÌ8.€The€Committee€therefore€decides:€Ð @ ÐÌ(a)€That€the€communication€is€inadmissible;€Ð  \ ÐÌ(b)€That€this€decision€may€be€reconsidered€under€rule€109€of€the€rules€of€procedure€if€the€CommitteeÐ Ø( Ðreceives€a€written€request€by€or€on€behalf€of€the€individuals€concerned€containing€documentaryÐ ¾ Ðevidence€to€the€effect€that€the€reasons€for€inadmissibility€no€longer€apply;€Ð ¤ô ÐÌ(c)€That€this€decision€shall€be€communicated€to€counsel€for€the€complainants€and€to€the€State€party.€Ð p!À  ÐÌ[Done€in€English,€French,€Russian€and€Spanish,€the€French€text€being€the€original€version.]€Ð <#Œ" ÐÓáÓ