001066 142. In view of the foregoing, the Respondent State avers that the Applicant has not provided any evidence of pecuniary or non-pecuniary damage allegedly caused by the Respondent State, and therefore prays the Court to dismiss the Applicant's request and grant him no compensation. kK 143. The Court notes that for the reparation of any material prejudice arising from the violation of any right, there must be evidence establishing a causal link between the facts and the prejudice suffered.*2 144. In the instant case, the Court also notes from the record that the Applicant has failed to adduce evidence on his alleged material losses and does not explain how he arrived at the figures being claimed. Consequently, the Court does not grant his request. ii. Moral prejudice a. Prejudice suffered 145. by the Applicant The Applicant seeks reparation as direct victim for reasons of the following facts: i. ii. long detention after serving the prison term; | amorally exhausting appeals process which yielded no fruit; iii. long separation from his family because of the long detention; iv. his life plans are in shambles; v. his sources of income have not only been disrupted but definitively lost; vi. the deterioration of his health while in prison; 82 Reverend Christopher R. Mtikila v. United Republic of Tanzania (2014) AfCLR page 24, § 30.

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