III. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT 6. The Application was filed on 19 February 2018 and served on the Respondent State on 23 July 2018. 7. On 13 February 2019, the Court granted the Applicant legal aid given the fact that he was on death-row. 8. The Parties filed their pleadings on merits and reparations within the time prescribed by the Court. 9. Pleadings were closed on 29 October 2021 and the Parties were duly notified. IV. PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES 10. In the Application, the Applicant prays the Court to: i. Declare the Application admissible; ii. Set aside the conviction and death sentence imposed upon the Applicant and remove him from death row and release him from prison; iii. Order the Respondent State to pay him and his close relatives damages as reparation for the material and moral harm suffered; iv. Order any other measure that the Court deems appropriate in the circumstances. 11. The Respondent State prays the Court to grant the following orders with regard to the jurisdiction and admissibility of the Application: i. Declare that the Court lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate the Application; ii. Find that the Application does not meet the admissibility requirements stipulated under Rule 40(6) of the Rules3; 3 Rule 50(2)(f) of the Rules of Court of 25 September 2020. 4