ii.
Grant him “any other order(s) that it may deem fit and just to grant in the
circumstances of this application”.
14. In respect of reparations, the Applicant prays the Court to order the
Respondent State to pay him the sum of Tanzanian Shillings One Million
and Twenty-Two Thousand (TZS 1 022 000) for each of the eleven (11)
years he has been imprisoned, as compensation for the loss of his earnings.
15. In relation to admissibility and jurisdiction, the Respondent State prays the
Court to:
i.
Hold that the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights is not vested
with jurisdiction to adjudicate the Application;
ii.
Hold that the Application does not meet the admissibility requirements
provided by Rule 40(5) of the Rules of Court;
iii.
Hold that the Application is inadmissible;
iv. Dismiss the Application.
16. In relation to the merits of the Application, the Respondent State prays the
Court to:
i.
Hold that it did not violate the Applicant’s right provided under Article 2
of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights;
ii.
Hold that it did not violate the Applicant’s right under Article 3(2) of the
Charter;
iii.
Hold that the Applicant not be awarded reparations;
iv. Hold the cost of this Application be borne by the Applicant.
V.
JURISDICTION
17. Article 3 of the Protocol provides as follows:
1.
The jurisdiction of the Court shall extend to all cases and disputes
submitted to it concerning the interpretation and application of the
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