11, The Human Eights Committee, acting under article 5, paragraph 4, of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, is of the view that the facts before it do not disclose a violation of articles 7 and 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. [Done in English, French, Russian and Spanish, the English text being the original version.] Motes a/ By telegram of 2 March 1988 the Special Rapporteur of the Human Eights Committee on death penalty cases, Mr. Andreas Mavrommatis, requested the Jamaican Minister for Foreign Affairs to grant a stay of execution, to allow the Committee to consider Mr. Ellis' communication. On 8 March 1988 stay of execution was granted. b/ Mr, Whylie's communication. No. 227/1987, was declared inadmissible by the Human Rights Committee on 26 July 1988, on the ground of non-exhaustion of domestic remedies. £/ See sect. B above, Raphael Henry v. Jamaica, views adopted on 1 November 1991, paras. 7.3-7.6; and sect. J below, Apton Little v. Jamaica, views adopted on 1 November 1991, paras. 7,2-7.6. -260-

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