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(c) Expenditure arising from national judicial proceedings
67.The Applicant prays the Court to order the Respondent State to reimburse him all the
expenses incurred before the national courts, including the costs of preparation of
documents, the fees of ten (10) lawyers engaged for his defence before CRIET, travel
expenses and subsistence allowance for ten (10) lawyers and bailiffs fees.
68.The Respondent State did not comment on this request
69.The Court notes that for the claims in respect of preparation of court documents, the
fees for ten lawyers, their travel expenses and subsistence allowance, no supporting
documents were submitted by the Applicant to buttress the said claims.
T0.Consequently,
the Court rules in conclusion that the Applicant's request
for
reimbursement is dismissed.
71.With regard to bailiffs fees, the Court notes that it is clear from the documents on file
that the Applicant had to pay several fees for the transcription of audio and video
materials, bailiffs reports and bailiff services.
72.Ihe Court notes that the bailiffs fees amounting to Two million three hundred
and
twenty-two thousand nine hundred and ninety (2,322,990) CFA Francs were incurred
by the Applicant in the domestic proceedings on the international drug trafficking case
up to the filing of the cassation appeal against the CRIET Judgment of 18 October
2018. Therefore, the said expenses, of which the supporting documents are provided
on file, have a causal link with the violations of the Applicant's right to a fair trial
the circumstances of the case, that is, not only of the situation of the applicant but also of the general
context in which the violation was committed.
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