8. IV. Pleadings were closed on 29 May 2023 and the parties were duly notified. PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES 9. The Applicant prays the Court to: i. Declare the Application admissible; ii. Restore justice where it was denied, quash both the conviction and the sentence imposed on him and order his release; and iii. Make such other orders or order such other measures as it deems appropriate in the circumstances of the case. 10. In his request for reparation, the Applicant prays the Court to: i. Order his acquittal, under Article 27 of the Protocol, after finding that the Respondent State violated Article 7(1)(c) of the Charter by failing to provide him with a lawyer, both at trial and on appeal; and ii. Grant him pecuniary reparations, the amount of which shall be fixed taking into account the annual income of citizens, and this, over the period of his detention. 11. The Respondent State prays the Court to: i. Find that the Court lacks jurisdiction to rule on the Application; ii. Find and rule that the Application does not meet the admissibility requirements provided for in Article 56(5) of the Charter. iii. Find and rule that the Application does not meet the admissibility requirements under Article 56(6) of the Charter; iv. Declare the Application inadmissible; v. Find and rule that the Respondent State did not violate the rights of the Applicant guaranteed under Article 3(1) (2) of the Charter. vi. Find and rule that the Respondent State did not violate the rights of the Applicant guaranteed by Article 7(1)(c) of the Charter; 4