ومع أن اللجنة قد تتوقع في ظروف أخرى أن يقدم صاحب البلاغ تفسيراً معقولاً يبرر التأخير الشديد في تقديم البلاغ، فإنها ترى في ظروف القضية الحالية، آخذة في الاعتبار بقاء صاحب البلاغ في الحبس الانفرادي منذ دخوله السجن تقريباً، أن مضي سبع سنوات على ترحيله غير كاف في حد ذاته كدليل على إساءة استعمال الحق في تقديم بلاغ.
In the event that the author's complaint is based on his apparent inability to pursue his appeal to the Law Enforcement Review Board, the State party submits that the author had been informed by the Board, in its 13 November 2003 letter, that he was required personally to attend the hearing, so as to give evidence under oath. He could have requested the Board to make alternative arrangements in the specific circumstances of the case to proceed with the appeal despite his inability personally to attend, or he could have attempted to apply for judicial review of the Board's decision to terminate consideration of his appeal.