7. The application was served on the Respondent State on 5 September 2018. The Respondent State filed its response on 21 March 2019 which was served on the Applicant on 25 March 2019. 8. The Parties filed all their other pleadings after several extensions of time was granted by the Court. 9. Pleadings were closed on 18 April 2023 and the parties were notified thereof. IV. PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES 10. The Applicant prays the Court to: i. Find a violation of his rights, quash his conviction and sentence and order his release from prison; ii. Grant him reparations to the tune of Tanzanian Shillings two hundred and eighty-eight million (TZS 288,000,000); and iii. Grant any other remedy that the Court deems fit. 11. The Respondent State, with respect to jurisdiction and admissibility, prays the following: i. That, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights is not vested with jurisdiction to adjudicate the present application; ii. That, the application has not met the admissibility requirements provided by Article 56(6) of the Charter, Article 6(2) of the Protocol and Rule 40(6) of the Rules of Court; iii. That, the application be declared inadmissible; iv. That, the application be dismissed with costs. 12. The Respondent State with respect to the merits of the application, prays the Court to find: 4