WPC5 Y$)= 4UQOZBVef?#5n2#Sa=GORKkߋ`")܉P-mkF(F۶I-L}HU8MyX`ęb+AY{[/VV#滒/zF9b&xKamKš ^{L - ɕ?\_nlHz0?f_ϑa#Jmn \_bX*|1ez$R4=-mNߵm^}@ }sYwlH)`䣂-k2{0" az֠-rd^/2FSCw7q%UgUj (բVEm9MD[ 5l+y m-(;vhcRxHVA|r0k& w_* 4`dݡ #UN[ % 0:^ w4  mHP LaserJet 6P/6MP - Standard0(hH  Z6Times New Roman RegularX($UKUS.,m., tQ+ 3|xU !UKUS.,  _  HUMANRIGHTSCOMMITTEE  _Devgan_Ԁv.Canada  CommunicationNo.948/2000 p 30October2000 P  _CCPR_/C/70/D/948/2000 0  ADMISSIBILITY  P  Submittedby:Mr._Ravi_Ԁ_Devgan_Ԁ(representedbyMr.Harry_Kopyto_,legalagent)   Allegedvictim:Theauthor  Stateparty:Canada  Dateofcommunication:1June2000 p   TheHumanRightsCommittee,establishedunderarticle28oftheInternationalCovenanton @ CivilandPoliticalRights, 0   Meetingon30October2000 `   Adoptsthefollowing: @ =  DecisiononAdmissibility ! F1.Theauthorofthecommunicationis_Ravi_Ԁ_Devgan_,aCanadiancitizen,bornin1946.Heclaims #! tobevictimoftheviolationofhisrightsunderarticles2,3,7and14oftheInternationalCovenant $" forCivilandPoliticalRightsbyCanada. % #  Factsassubmittedbytheauthor  `'"% 2.1On26January1996,theOntarioCourttriedtheauthorononeaccountoffraudandoneaccount @)$' ofmakingafalsestatement,involvingseparatecomplainants.Theauthor_pleaded_Ԁnotguilty,butwas 0*%( foundguilty,andon17May1996hewassentencedto90daysofintermittentimprisonment.The  +p&) authorclaimsthatalthoughacivilsuitforcompensationforthefraud_had_Ԁbeensettled,hewasalso ,`'* orderedtopaycompensationtobothcomplainants,unders725(1)oftheCriminalCode. -P(+  -@), 2.2Theauthor,representedbyasolicitor,gaveNoticeofAppealofbothconvictionandsentence  setbytheOntarioCourt.However,thesolicitoradvisedtheauthorthatifheproceededwiththe  appealahighersentencemightbeimposed.InAugust1999,theauthorconfirmedinwritingtohis  counselthewithdrawalofhisNoticeofAppeal.CounselsubmittedaNoticeofAbandonmenttothe  court,whichdismissedtheappealasabandonedon11August1999.Theauthoralsoappealedthe p compensationorders.Inajudgementof26May,1999theOntarioCourtofAppealsetasideone `  compensationorderandreducedtheother. P  2.3Afterwithdrawinghisappealagainsttheconvictionandsentencetheauthorobtainednew 0  advice,whichindicatedthatitwouldbeextraordinaryfortheCourtofAppealtoincreasethe  p  sentence,giventhatnocross-appealwastakenbytheCrowninrespectofthesentence.Theauthor `  thensubmittedamotiontosetasidetheorderofabandonmentoftheappeal.TheCourtofAppeal P  forOntariodismissedthemotionon7February2000,holdingthattherewasnobasistosetaside @  theabandonment.TheauthorappliedforleavetoappealthisdecisiontotheSupremeCourtof 0  Canada,whichon23March2000refusedtheapplication.Furthermore,theauthorappliedforleave   toappealtheOntarioCourtofAppeal'sjudgementinrespectofthecompensation.TheSupreme  CourtofCanadarefusedtheapplicationon20April2000.   Thecomplaint   3.Theauthorcontendsthatbydenyinghimhisrighttoappeal,thecourtsviolatedhisrights p pursuanttoArticles2,3,7and14oftheCovenant.Healsoclaimsthatthecourtsplacedhimin ` doublejeopardybygivingacompensationorderatthecriminaltrial,afteracivilactionhadsettled P thematter,andthatthisalsoconstitutesaviolationofarticles7article14. @  IssuesandproceedingsbeforetheHumanRightsCommittee   p 4.1Beforeconsideringanyclaimscontainedinthecommunication,theHumanRightsCommittee P must,inaccordancewithArticle87ofitsrulesofprocedure,decidewhetherornotitisadmissible @ undertheOptionalProtocoltotheCovenant. 0 4.2Withregardtotheauthor'sclaimthathewasdeniedtherighttoappeal,theCommitteenotes ! thataccordingtotheinformationprovidedbytheauthor,heinitiallyexercisedhisrighttoappeal, "  butsubsequentlywithdrewtheappeal.Nothingintheauthor'sallegationsorintheinformation #! beforetheCommitteesubstantiatesforpurposesofadmissibility,theauthor'sclaimthatinrefusing $" hismotionforreopeningtheappealtheStatepartyviolatedarticles2,3,7or14oftheCovenant.This % # partofthecommunicationisthereforeinadmissibleunderarticle2oftheOptionalProtocol. p&!$ 4.3Asregardsthecompensationawardedinthecriminaltrial,theCommitteeisoftheviewthatthe P(#& authorhasfailedtosubstantiatehisclaimthatinawardingcompensationtheStatepartyviolatedhis @)$' rightsunderarticles7and14oftheCovenant.Thispartofthecommunicationisalsotherefore 0*%( inadmissibleunderarticle2oftheOptionalProtocol.  +p&)  -@), 5.TheCommitteethereforedecides:    (a)thatthecommunicationisinadmissible;  0  (b)thatthisdecisionshallbecommunicatedtotheauthorand,forinformation,totheState p party.` (#(# ____________ @  *ThefollowingmembersoftheCommitteeparticipatedintheexaminationofthepresent  p  communication:Mr._Abdelfattah_ԀAmor,Mr._Prafullachandra_Ԁ_Natwarlal_Ԁ_Bhagwati_,Lord_Colville_,Ms. `  ElizabethEvatt,Ms.Pilar_Gaitan_Ԁde_Pombo_,Mr.Louis_Henkin_,Mr._Eckart_ԀKlein,Mr.David P  _Kretzmer_,Ms.CeciliaMedina_Quiroga_,Mr.Martin_Scheinin_,Mr._Hip;lito_Ԁ_Solari_Ԁ_Yrigoyen_ԀandMr. @  Roman_Wieruszewski_.Pursuanttorule85oftheCommittee'srulesofprocedure,memberMaxwell 0  _Yalden_Ԁdidnotparticipateintheconsiderationofthecommunication.   [AdoptedinEnglish,FrenchandSpanish,theEnglishtextbeingtheoriginalversion.Subsequently  tobetranslatedintoArabic,ChineseandRussianaspartoftheCommittee'sAnnualReporttothe  GeneralAssembly.]