00ue8 1) Pecuniary reparations 22.The Applicant submits that the violation of his rights by the Respondent State has caused him enormous economic damage, such as depreciation of his capital assets and the loss of business opportunities. He also submits that he suffered severe moral a result of the attacks on his honour and reputation, and that the reparation for all the prejudices is estimated at Five hundred and fifty billion prejudice as (550,000,000,000) CFA Francs. 23.The Respondent State challenges the overall quantum of reparations and argues that in the originalApplication the total amount of the reparation stood at Two hundred and fifty billion (250,000,000,000) CFA Francs and not Five hundred and fifty billion (550,000,000,000) CFA Francs as reflected in the Applicant's submissions of 27 December 2018. The Respondent State notes that the amount claimed corresponds to half its annual domestic budget and is sufficient on its own to establish the grotesque and whimsical nature of the Applicant's claims. i. Material prejudice 24.The Applicant submits that the judicial proceedings brought by the courts of the Respondent State against him in the international drug trafficking case have ruined his once prosperous business. He explains that the losses suffered are the result of the drop-in turnover and the loss of the business opportunities with his partners. He also prays the Court to order the Respondent State to reimburse him for expenses relating to domestic judicial proceedings and those incurred during his stay in exile in France. (a) Preiudice relating to the drop-in turnover 25.The Applicant submits that since the commencement of the international drug trafficking case he experienced a decline in turnover on all of his companies, in 9 @=