WPC% #p!1'+,Hc3H-wHQG-}ɚi4y|81ǧ4xrP Pz&Cмdu}Vs &D%aÊo0z$>F|ClVf oj\}Z8cY':{z!1Y\/އ+mi|?>#kXhɶ x Ƌ1*mNRQY~l 0v 0<+ 0Yg 0_ 0i 0N 0(/ D+W AM  0 # UNf % M ( N ^ w 4   m\  `&Times New Roman' J. K v. Canada, Communication No. 174/1984 (26 October 1984), U.N. Doc. CCPR/C/OP/1 at 52 4c. CCPR/C/OP/1 at 52 "Angie Dituri"0Angie Dituri .   6F , 4Heading 3 S p^S   XXX p^S<:Default Para64Hyperlink    <:FollowedHype    < :Normal (Web) S =jS =jSӁ Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5(2&I$ j!..      X1XXXX1XXX1  ($'dxd A<< c#|x(j$..      X*gXXXX*gXXX*gHP LaserJet 4000 Series PS0(hH  Z6Times New Roman RegularXs<) .)c(CorelU j!..      X1XXXX1XXX1  _ HUMANRIGHTSCOMMITTEE  J.Kv.Canada | CommunicationNo.174/1984 H 26October1984  d ADMISSIBILITY     Submittedby:J.K(namedeleted)on7May1984 x  Allegedvictim:Theauthor D  Stateparry:Canada  ` Declaredinadmissible:26October1984(twentythirdsession)   L  ,   DecisiononAdmissibility     1.Thecommunication,dated7May1984,issubmitted(throughaSwisslawyer)by_J.K._, @ aCanadiancitizenlivinginCanada,bornin1925inYugoslavia. &v 2.Theauthorstatesthaton12December1970,hishouseatPortAlberni,Countyof B Nanaimo,BritishColumbia,Canada,burneddownandthathewasaccusedandconvicted ( ofcommittingarsonwiththemotiveofcollectingtheinsuranceontheproperty,andthaton  2April1971hewassentencedtoatermof18months'imprisonment.Anappealbeforethe  CourtofAppealsofVancouverwasrejectedon24November1971.Apetitiontothe   SupremeCourtofCanadaforleavetoappealwasdeniedinFebruary1973. p!  3.Theauthorallegesthatheisinnocentandsubmitsanumberofaffidavitspurportingto <#" showthathewasintheUnitedStateson12December1970andthatthereforehecouldnot "$r# havecommittedthecrimeimputedtohim.Hecontendsthathisfirst_defence_Ԁlawyerfailed %X $ toprepareanadequate_defence_Ԁandtopresentalltheevidenceavailableandnecessaryfor %>!% acquittal.HefurtherallegesthattheCourtofAppealerredinnotconsideringornotproperly &$"& evaluatingthenewevidencesubmittedonappeal. ' #' 4.AlthoughalltheeventstookplacepriortotheentryintoforceoftheInternational )$) CovenantonCivilandPoliticalRightsandtheOptionalProtocolforCanada(19August l*%* 1976),theauthormaintainsthatthestigmaoftheallegedlyunjustconvictionandthesocial R+&+ andlegalconsequencesthereof,includingthegeneralprejudiceinsocietyagainstconvicted 8,', persons,makehimavictimtodayofarticle14,paragraphsIand3(a)to(c),andarticle25 -n(- oftheCovenantofarticle14.becausehewasallegedlydeniedafairtrialandofarticle25,  becausehisconvictionbarshimfromequalaccesstopublicserviceandfromrunningfor  publicoffice,andbecausehiscriminalrecordputshimatadisadvantage,particularlyinthe | fieldofemployment. b 5.TheauthorrequeststheCommitteetoinvitetheStatepartytoensureanannulmentofthe . ~ conviction,totakeallnecessarymeasurestorehabilitatehimandtopayhimanequitable  d indemnityfortheinjuriessufferedasaconsequenceofhisconviction.  J 6.Beforeconsideringanyclaimscontainedinacommunication,theHumanRights    Committeeshall,inaccordancewithrule87ofitsprovisionalrulesofprocedure,decide    whetherornotitisadmissibleundertheOptionalProtocoltotheCovenant.   7.1.TheCommitteenotesthatinsofarasthecommunicationrelatestoeventsthatoccurred ^  priorto19August1976,thedatewhentheCovenantandtheOptionalProtocolenteredinto D  forceforCanada,thecommunicationisinadmissiblerations_temporis_. *z  7.2.TheCommitteefurtherobservesthatitisbeyonditscompetencetoreviewfindingsof F factmadebynationaltribunalsortodeterminewhethernationaltribunalsproperlyevaluated , newevidencesubmittedonappeal.  7.3.Astotheauthor'scontentionthatthecontinuingconsequencesofhisconvictionmake  himavictimtodayofviolationsoftheCovenant,theCommitteeobservesthatinthe t circumstancesreferredtoinparagraph7.1and7.2above,theconsequencesasdescribedby Z theauthordonotthemselvesraiseissuesundertheInternationalCovenantonCiviland @ PoliticalRightsinhiscase.TheCommittee,accordingly,concludesthattheauthorhasno &v claimunderarticle2oftheOptionalProtocol.  \ 8.TheHumanRightsCommitteethereforedecides: ( Thecommunicationisinadmissible.  0