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consequently, it rests on the Respondent State to make good the prejudice suffered
by the Applicant. Thus, the Application filed before this Court is in order and is not
abusive.
135. Accordingly, the Respondent State's counterclaim for damages is unfounded and
therefore dismissed.
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136. The Applicant seeks reimbursement of the expenses incurred in the course of the
judicial proceedings before this Court. He pleads for reimbursement of the costs of
administrative processing of his documents, DHL shipping costs and those of
procedural deeds, the fees of three (3) lawyers, as well as the expenses for their
travel and stay in Arusha. The Applicant further requests the Court to order the
Respondent State to pay the costs.
137. He also claims reimbursement of the sum of
ren biilion (1o,ooo,o0o,ooo) cFA
Francs for additional legal costs occasioned by the partial reopening of proceedings.
138. The Respondent State requests the Court to dismiss all the Applicant's claims and
order him to pay the costs.
139. ln terms of Rule 30 of the Rules, "unless othenrvise decided by the Court, each party shall
bear its own costs"
140. As regards the costs of administrative processing of documents, procedural deeds
and their dispatch by DHL, the Court holds that even though these expenses were
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