ii. Under Article 7(1)(c) of the Charter, where the Court finds that the Applicant was not provided with a counsel of his choice during the trial and appeal, it may order his acquittal from custody. [sic] 14. On its part, the Respondent State prays the Court to grant the following orders with respect to jurisdiction and admissibility: i. That, the Honourable Court is not vested with jurisdiction to adjudicate the Application; ii. That, the Application has not met the admissibility requirements provided in 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. 15. On the merits of the Application, the Respondent State also prays the Court to grant that: i. The Respondent State has not violated the Applicant’s right to equal protection before the law and the right to a fair trial as provided in Article 3 and 7 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights; ii. The Applicant was tried and convicted in accordance with the laws of the Respondent State and international human rights standards; iii. The Application be dismissed 16. On reparations, the Respondent State prays the following declarations and orders: i. A Declaration that the interpretation and application of the Protocol and the Charter does not confer jurisdiction on the Court to acquit the Applicant; ii. A Declaration that the Respondent [State] did not violate the cited provisions of the Charter and that the Applicant was convicted and sentenced in accordance with the law; iii. An Order to dismiss the Application for Reparations; and iv. Any other Order the Honourable Court may deem right and just to grant under the prevailing circumstances.

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