61. It is for this reason that the Court should declare itself incompetent to rule on the legality of the Applicant's detention. b. Pleas in law 62. The Defendant relied its plea on Articles 131 (1), 132 (2) and 605 (8) of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Act No. 2016 21 of June 16, 2016) in force in Niger. 63. It also relied on the case-law of this Court. b. Reliefs sought 64. The Defendant seeks from the Court: 65. As to form and main proceedings: i. To declare itself incompetent to rule on the consequences of decisions taken by national courts and/or on the application of national law on pre-trial detention, in particular on the maximum length of such detention. 66. As to the merits and as an alternative order: ii. To declare that there has been no violation of the Applicant's right to liberty and that his rights of defence and presumption of innocence were respected. iii. To find that, taking into account the complexity of the case and the multiplicity of cases initiated by the Applicant, no delay has occurred and that the proceedings are being normally conducted within a reasonable period of time. iv. To issue an order with regards to the amount of recoverable costs. v. To order the Applicant to pay the costs. VII - JURISDICTION: 12