Assembly/AU/Dec.240(XII) Page 1 DECISION ON THE HISSENE HABRE CASE The Assembly, 1. RECALLS its Decision Assembly/AU/Dec.127(VII) taken in Banjul, the Gambia, in July 2006 mandating the Republic of Senegal “to prosecute and ensure that Hissène Habré is tried, on behalf of Africa, by a competent Senegalese court with guarantees for fair trail”; 2. REITERATES its commendation of the Government of the Republic of Senegal for having taken constitutional, legal and regulatory measures to carry out the mandate; 3. TAKES NOTE that despite the establishment of the budget for the case by the European Union, which offered to be partner, together with the Government of the Republic of Senegal, the resources needed for the prosecution are not yet available; 4. CONSIDERS that the final budget of the case should be prepared and adopted by the African Union, in conjunction with the Government of the Republic of Senegal and the European Union; 5. CALLS ON all Member States of the African Union, the European Union and partner countries and institutions to make their contributions to the budget of the case by paying these contributions directly to the African Union Commission; 6. REQUESTS the Commission to report on the status of execution of this Decision to the 13th Assembly of the African Union.