¹ú²úAV

The Tribunal found that the USG/DESA complied with ST/SGB/2008/5 by closing the case and providing the Applicant with a summary of the Investigation Panel’s findings and conclusions. However the applicable mandatory time limits for assessing the complaint, appointing the panel and submitting the final investigation report were not respected. The Applicant is awarded a compensation in the total amount of USD2,300. The Tribunal found that there was no evidence that the Investigation Panel did not gather sufficient evidence or erred in reaching its findings and conclusions presented in the report and the USG/DESA. The Tribunal concluded that the Applicant’s due process rights to have his complaint promptly reviewed and assessed by the responsible official, for an investigation panel to be promptly appointed by the same responsible official after receiving his complaint on harassment, and for the report to be finalized within three months from the submission of the complaint, were violated. The Tribunal therefore partially granted the Applicant’s request for compensation.