12. The Applicant further alleges that the above-mentioned conduct of the Respondent State violated his rights protected in the Constitution of the Respondent State, notably, Article 13(6)(a) (right to a fair hearing), Article 13(6)(e) (prohibition of torture or inhuman or degrading punishment or treatment), Article 15(1)(2)(a)(b) (right to personal freedom) and Article 107(A)(2)(b) (not to delay dispensation of justice without reasonable ground). III. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT 13. The Application was filed on 13 June 2017. On 16 June 2017, the Registry requested the Applicant to provide copies of the judgments from the domestic proceedings which he subsequently provided and after which the Registry served the Application on the Respondent State. 14. On 1 October 2018, the Application was notified to all State Parties to the Protocol, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, the Executive Council of the African Union and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. 15. The Parties filed their pleadings on merits and reparations within the time stipulated by the Court. 16. Pleadings were closed on 22 May 2023 and the Parties were duly notified. IV. PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES 17. In the Application, the Applicant prays the Court to: i. Restore justice where it was overlooked and quash both the conviction and sentence imposed upon him and set him at liberty. ii. Grant reparations pursuant to Article 27(1) of the Protocol. 5