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82.Accordingly, the Court awards the Applicant reimbursement of the sum of Seven
million nine hundred and nine thousand five hundred (7,909,500) CFA Francs, being
the total amount spent on the purchase of the five (5) air tickets.
ii.
Moralprejudice
(a) Moral prejudice suffered by the Applicant
83.The Applicant submits that he suffered significant reputation damage for being
presented by Benin's public authorities as a drug trafficker and, to this effect, attached
newspaper clippings with headlines of insulting and defamatory titles with contents
that reflect all the fury unleashed against his person on the part of public authorities.
84.The Applicant submits that the violation of his rights by the Respondent State
tarnished his reputation as a "business magnate", President of Benin Businessmen's
Association and as a politician on the national arena, who obtained
23o/o
of the votes
at the first round of the March 2016 presidential elections and ranked 3rd just after the
current Head of State of Benin who scored 24Yo.
85.He refers to numerous administrative measures taken by the customs and tax
administrations as well as the Pr6fecture de l'Atlantique to strip him of his movable
and immovable property, and alleges that since the commencement of the case
against him, he lives in grief, anxiety and dismay, seeing his businesses destroyed
and his family attacked.
86.The Applicant states that the judicial proceedings before CRIET forced him into exile
where he lives with his family in fear of extradition for the purpose of being imprisoned.
He alleges that his trials and subsequent criminal convictions have tarnished his
image and dealt a severe blow on his reputation both domestically and with his
international business partners.
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