B. Pecuniary reparations
156. The Applicant claims pecuniary reparations for both the material and moral
prejudice, which he alleges is a result of the violations suffered due to the
Respondent State’s conduct.
i.
Material prejudice
157. With respect to material prejudice, the Applicant prays the Court to order
the Respondent State to pay Thirty Million Tanzanian Shilling (TZS
30,000,000) for loss of income.
158. The Applicant claims that he had business and sources of income that were
affected by the lengthy trial and his imprisonment. He avers that he
undertook fishing and farming activities and that his family had to sell all his
plantations so as to assist him during the course of his trial and his
imprisonment, as they did not have any other source of income. The
Applicant further submits that at the moment all his properties have been
sold leaving his family struggling with no money.
159. The Applicants avers that he earned at least Two Hundred Thousand
Tanzanian Shillings per week from fishing activities and selling lumber, an
amount that he used for his family’s livelihood. However, due to the
conviction, the Applicant contends that his businesses have since collapsed
as there is no one capable of running those businesses.
160. The Applicant further prays the Court to grant reparations for transport and
stationary costs: postage, printing and photocopying to the tune of One
Hundred Thousand Tanzanian Shilling (TZS 100,000).
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