IV.
PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES
12. The Applicants pray the Court as follows:
i.
Declare that the Court has jurisdiction to hear this matter;
ii.
Declare this Application admissible;
iii. Grant the Applicants legal aid under Rule 31 of the Rules of the Courts
and Article 10(2) of the Protocol of the Court;
iv. Restore the Applicants’ liberty by ordering their release them from
prison;
v.
Order the Respondent State to pay reparations to the Applicants on
account of moral damage suffered in the amount of $30,000.00 (Thirty
Thousand United States Dollars);
vi. Order the Respondent State to pay reparations to the Applicants for loss
of income in the amount of $10,000.00 (Ten Thousand United States
Dollars);
vii. Order the Respondent State to pay reparations to each indirect victim
on account of moral damage suffered in the amount of $8,000.00 (Eight
Thousand United States Dollars); and
viii. Order the Respondent State to amend its laws to ensure respect for the
right to life under Article 4 of the Charter, by removing the mandatory
death sentence for murder.
13. In relation to jurisdiction and admissibility, the Respondent State prays the
Court to:
i.
Declare that the Court is not vested with jurisdiction to adjudicate the
Application before it;
ii.
Find that the Application does not meet the admissibility requirements
provided by Rules 40(5) of the Rules of the Court;
iii. Find that, the Application does not meet the admissibility requirement
provided by Rule 40(6) of the Rules of Court; and
iv. Declare the Application inadmissible and dismiss it with costs.
14. On merits and reparations, the Respondent State prays the Court to find
that it did not violate Articles 2, 3, 7(1)(d) of the Charter and to dismiss the
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