WPC &X_sT^TgnZ X>7 %+a}ʑtrz<~5ފoKdS ?5e:үj}v1 ~q`uk׉G/s>e1GlnLI By n`$ڣ/ \9z#zwX~'i'}';H1yY-FXS9(ʻU`}7J5RKjB== eo6$h"309FV -ҨRr:!3Q4 Gw-ƾ; ?UyYdJR&/ڭՂ8y?rjzgDbhVʱU> 0 0<c 0Y 0_ 0iW 0P 0 0( D+ AM W 0g #- UN %<MB(FNn^ pw|4 m\  `&Times New Roman' L. S. v. Jamaica, Communication No. 286/1988 (26 July 1988), U.N. Doc. Supp. No. 40 (A/43/4. Supp. No. 40 (A/43/"Angie Dituri"0Angie Dituri .   6F , 4Heading 3 S p^S   XXX p^S<:Default Para64Hyperlink    <:FollowedHype    < :Normal (Web) S =jS =jS0.Strong     ԁ Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5(2{$ !..      X*XXXX*XXX*  ($'dxd A<< c#|x($..      X1XXXX1XXX1HP LaserJet 4000 Series PS0(hH  Z6Times New Roman RegularXi) ȭF):i+00U !..      X*XXXX*XXX*  _ HUMANRIGHTSCOMMITTEE  L.S.v.Jamaica | CommunicationNo.286/1988 H 26July1988  d ADMISSIBILITY     Submittedby:L.S.[namedeleted] x  Allegedvictim:Theauthor D  Statepartyconcerned:State_PartyJamaica_Ԁ ` Dateofcommunication:8February1988(dateofinitialletter) ,   TheHumanRightsCommittee,establishedunderarticle28oftheInternationalCovenant  onCivilandPoliticalRights, t Meetingon26July1988, @ Adoptsthefollowing:  \   Decisiononadmissibility   1.Theauthorofthecommunication(initialletterdated8February1988:furtherletterdated p!  1June1988)isL.S.,a24yearoldJamaicancitizencurrentlyawaitingexecutionatSt. V"! CatherineDistrictPrison,Jamaica. <#" 2.1Theauthordoesnotstatewhenhewasconvictedandsentencedtodeath.Hestatesthat %X $ theJamaicaCourtofAppealhasreserveditsjudgement,andthathiscaseisbeingsentto %>!% theJudicialCommitteeofthePrivyCouncil. &$"& 2.2.L.S.affirmsthatheisaccusedofhavingmurderedamanwhosebodywasnever (#( recoveredandwhomheclaimshedidnotknow.Accordingtohim,thepolicetestifiedin )$) courtthattherewasproofthatafighthadtakenplacebetweentheauthorandthevictim;the l*%* solewitnessagainsthimwasthemissingman'suncle,whoallegedlyhadhadseriousbut R+&+ unspecifieddifferenceswiththeauthor. 8,',  -n(- 2.3Accordingtotheauthor,thejuryatfirstreturnedaverdictofnotguilty.The.Crown's  counsel,however,toldittoreturntotheverdictroomandconsideraguiltyverdict.The  judge,inturntoldthejurythat,ifitbelievedtheauthor'saccount,itwouldhavetoacquit | him.Thejury,afterreconsideration,returnedaverdictofguilty. b 3.Uponregisteringthecommunicationon21March1988,theWorkingGroupofthe . ~ HumanRightsCommitteeinstructedtheSecretariattoseekfurtherinformationfromthe  d authoraboutanumberofissuespertainingtohiscommunication,inparticularaboutthe  J questionofexhaustionofdomesticremedies.  0 4.Byaletterdated1June1988,theauthor,inresponse,informedtheCommitteethathewas    stillwaitingforthejudgementoftheJamaicaCourtofAppeal.Meanwhile,hestatedthatthe   JamaicaCouncilforHumanRightswaspreparingapetitionforleavetoappealtothe x  JudicialCommitteeofthePrivyCouncilonhisbehalf,andaLondonbasedlawyerhad ^  informedhimthathewouldbewillingtoassisthimforthatpurpose. D  5.1Beforeconsideringanyclaimscontainedinacommunication,theHumanRights ` Committeemust,inaccordancewithrule87ofitsprovisionalrulesofprocedure,decide F whetherornotitisadmissibleundertheOptionalProtocoltotheCovenant. , 5.2TheCommitteehasascertained,asitisrequiredtodounderarticle5,paragraph2(a),  oftheOptionalProtocol,thatthesamematterisnotbeingexaminedunderanother  procedureofinternationalinvestigationorsettlement. t 5.3Withrespecttotherequirementofexhaustionofdomesticremediesunderarticle5, @ paragraph2(b),oftheOptionalProtocol,theCommitteehasnotedtheauthor'sletter,dated &v 1June1988,indicatingthatheisstillawaitingthejudgementoftheJamaicaCourtof  \ AppealandthatapetitionforleavetoappealtotheJudicialCommitteeofthePrivyCouncil B isbeingpreparedonhisbehalf.Itthusconcludesthatavailableremedieshavenotbeen ( exhaustedbytheauthor.Article5,paragraph2(b),however,precludestheCommitteefrom  consideringacommunicationpriortotheexhaustionofallavailabledomesticremedies.  6.TheHumanRightsCommitteethereforedecides: p!  (a)Thatthecommunicationisinadmissibleunderarticle5,paragraph2(b),oftheOptional <#" Protocol; "$r# (b)That,sincethisdecisionmaybereviewedunderrule92,paragraph2,oftheCommittee's %>!% provisionalrulesofprocedureuponreceiptofa.writtenrequestbyoronbehalfoftheauthor &$"& containinginformationtotheeffectthatthereasonsforinadmissibilitynolongerapply,the ' #' Statepartyshallberequested,takingintoaccountthespiritandpurposeofrule86ofthe (#( Committee'sprovisionalrulesofprocedure,nottocarryoutthedeathsentenceagainstthe )$) authorbeforehehashadareasonabletime,aftercompletingtheeffectivedomesticremedies l*%* availabletohim,torequesttheCommitteetoreviewthepresentdecision; R+&+ (c)ThatthisdecisionshallbetransmittedtotheStatepartyandtotheauthor.