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guaranteed by Article 7 of the Charter, and his right not to be tried twice for the same
offence provided under Article 14(7) of the ICCPR and must be fully reimbursed.
T3.Accordingly, the Court holds in conclusion that the Respondent State must reimburse
the Applicant the sum of Two million three hundred and twenty-two thousand nine
hundred and ninety (2,322,990) CFA Francs being the amount of various bailiffs fees.
(d) Expenditure incurred in exile
74.The Applicant avers that it is the violation of his rights by the Respondent State,
especially by having him tried a second time by CRIET, which pushed him into exile
and resulted in the expenses that he would not have incurred had he not been in exile.
He summarizes the said expenses as purchase of travel documents, hotel expenses
and communication charges to discuss with his family and political supporters
in
Benin.
75.The Respondent State submits that with regard to the purchase of travel documents
not used by the Applicant to return from exile, the Applicant has not sufficiently proven
that he was prevented from travelling to Benin. The Respondent State claims that
asking the Respondent State to reimburse the amounts of the said travel documents
would tantamount to asking the Respondent State to pay for the holidays or leisure
trips of a citizen who flouts the law by refusing to assume the criminal consequences
of his actions.
76. The Court notes that for fear of the consequences of the criminal proceedings
against
him before CRIET, the Applicant found himself in exile in France with four (4) members
of his family. The Court, having found that this procedure, which resulted in the
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