11. On 6 August 2018, at the request of the Court, the Applicant filed his submissions on reparations, which were served on the Respondent State on 30 August 2018. 12. After several extensions of time, the Respondent State filed its Response to the Applicant’s submissions on reparations on 5 August 2019. 13. On 2 October 2019, the Applicant filed a Reply to the Respondent State’s response on reparations. 14. Pleadings were closed on 11 September 2023 and the Parties were duly notified. IV. PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES 15. The Applicant prays the Court to: i. Restore justice where it was overlooked and quash both the conviction and sentence imposed upon him and set him at liberty. ii. Order the Respondent State to pay reparations, the amount of which is to be considered and assessed by this Court according to the period the Applicant spent in custody and the national ratio of the annual income of a citizen of the Respondent State. iii. Grant any other legal remedy it may deem fit and just in the circumstances of his application. 16. In its Response, with regard to jurisdiction and admissibility of the Application, the Respondent State prays the Court to: i. Find that the Court is not vested with jurisdiction to entertain this Application. 4