previously laid down by law. The Plaintiff was tried according to law and afforded due process. Hence the provisions of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights relied upon by the Plaintiff are not supportive of his case; AND urged the Court to; i. Deny and dismiss the application as same is legally wanting. ii. Declare that Article 31 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations is not applicable to Consular officers. iii. Declare that the Defendant is not legally obligated to secure the release of the Applicant/Plaintiff. 4. ANALYSIS OF THE ISSUES FOR DETERMINATION AND LEGAL ARGUMENTS OF THE PARTIES. As earlier stated, the Plaintiff’s case is that he was appointed the Consul General of the Republic of Liberia (The Defendant) on the 15 th of December, 1999. He was accredited at Atlanta Georgia in the United States of America. He was issued with Diplomatic Passport No. D/P003828-04 08 (see attachment A and B of the Plaintiff’s claim). On the 08th of May, 2002, the Plaintiff was arrested, indicted, tried, convicted and sentenced to 135 years imprisonment. He argued that his arrest, trial and imprisonment, while he was the Consul General of the Defendant is a violation of his human rights. In the same vein, the hands off approach adopted by the defendant especially their failure to diplomatically secure his release violates his human rights under the Vienna Convention on Consular relations and the Defendant’s constitution. p. 10