- To ask the Republic of Senegal to pay to them a token sum of money as damages. IN TERMS OF THE DEFENDANT’S SUBMISSION AS TO FACTS 36. The Defendant President maintains Macky Sall that the advent gave rise to of the coming immense hope on to power of the of part Senegalese, who expected a return to the rules of good governance. That the efficient management of public affairs became the creed of the new regime, resolved to put in place a new administration based‘on the rules of professional code of ethics and standard norms. That in the final analysis, the new political power intended to convey an accurate picture of thé state of affairs at the given time, to enable the Government carry out its envisaged economic policies. That this was the reason why the mechanism for combating corruption and misappropriation of funds was strengthened further by the setting up C10 Anti Illegal-Wealth Court, 2012-502 of 10 May 2012. through Pre@aintial-Decree-‘Non* | AS TO PLEAS IN LAW Regarding the relevance of the Anti Illegal-Wealth Court _ 37. For the Wealth Republic Court of Senegal, arises from the re-invigoration its international of the commitments Anti Illegal- in the fight against corruption and related offences, namely in regard to: the United Nations Convention November 2005, Against the African Union the Preamble Combating Corruption, Democracy, Elections and the above-cited Corruption Good instruments ratified by Senegal Convention on Preventing of the Governance. are in accord African on Charter 16 and on It pleads further that all in providing a basis for the existence of the said Anti Illegal-Wealth Court. 12 oxews