11. On the expiry of the time-limit, the Respondent State did not file a response to the Application. 12. On 30 June 2020, the Registry drew the Respondent State’s attention to Rule 63(1) of the Rules of Court (hereinafter “the Rules”), under which the Court may render judgment by default. The Court also granted the Respondent State an extension of 45 days to file its Response to the Application. 13. On the expiry of that period, the Respondent State did not file its Response to the Application. 14. IV. Pleadings were closed on 16 June 2025 and the Parties were duly informed. PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES 15. The Applicants pray the Court to order the Respondent State to: i. Cease all acts of prosecution brought against the Applicants and terminate the criminal proceedings brought against them in violation of the rights guaranteed by the international human rights instruments to which the State of Côte d’Ivoire is a Party; ii. Lift the arrest warrant issued against Mr Guillaume Soro, as well as the detention warrants issued against the other Applicants, and cease all proceedings or investigative measures against them; iii. Amend Law No. 2018-975 of 27 December 2018 on the Code of Criminal Procedure, in particular Articles 97, 133 and 140, to bring them into line with Articles 2 and 14 of the ICCPR and Articles 3, 2, 7 and 12 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights ; iv. Pay each Applicant the sum of one (1) Billion CFA francs, as full reparation for all damages suffered, and pay all costs in respect of these proceedings. 5