III. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT 7. The Application was filed on 22 January 2016 and was served on the Respondent State on 25 July 2016. 8. Following several extensions of time, on 24 May 2017, the Respondent State filed its Response, which was transmitted to the Applicant on 29 May 2017. 9. The Applicant filed his Reply to the Respondent State’s Response on 14 July 2017, which was transmitted to the Respondent State on 3 October 2017. 10. On 2 July 2018, the Applicant was requested to file his submissions on reparations but despite several reminders, he failed to do so. 11. On 13 June 2019, the Court decided to close pleadings and the Parties were duly notified. IV. PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES 12. The Applicant prays the Court to: i. Set aside both his conviction and sentence; ii. Order the Respondent State to immediately release him from prison; iii. Order for reparations pursuant to Article 27(1) of the Protocol; and iv. Provide him any other reliefs or orders as the Court deems fit. 13. On its part, the Respondent State prays the Court to grant the following orders with respect to jurisdiction and admissibility: i. That, the Honourable Court is not vested with jurisdiction to adjudicate on the Application; 4