3. That this decision be transmitted to the State party and to the author . __________ Communication No. 246/1987 Submitted by: N.A.J. (name deleted) on 6 August 1987 Alleged victim: The author State party : Jamaica Declared inadmissible: 26 July 1990 (thirty-ninth session) Subject matter: Petition for leave to appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council by individual under sentence of death Procedural issues: Interim measures of protection Unreasonably prolonged procedures Non exhaustion of domestic remedies Withdrawal of communication from IACHR Substantive issues: Right to life Fair trial Right of appeal Articles of the Covenant: 6 (4) and 14 (5) Article of the Optional Protocol: 5 (2) (b) 1. The author of the communication1 (initial submission dated 6 August 1987, model communication dated 3 November 1987 and subsequent correspond-ence) is N. A. J., a Jamaican citizen currently awaiting execution at St. Catherine District Prison, Jamaica. He claims to be the victim of a violation by the Government of Jamaica of articles 6, 7 and 14 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. He is repre-sented by counsel. _____________ 1 The author does not provide a detailed account of the facts. The following account is based on the judgement of the Court of Appeal. 14