8. Pleadings were closed on 16 December 2020 and the Parties duly notified. On 9 January 2023, pleadings were reopened to allow the Applicant to submit his Reply to the Respondent State’s response on the merits. 9. On 31 March 2023, pleadings were closed and the Parties were duly notified. IV. PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES 10. The Applicant prays the Court as follows: i. Declare the Application admissible; and ii. Rule on all the issues that were not taken into consideration on account of the facts not having been clarified, resulting in the Applicant suffering injustice. 11. In his request for reparations, the Applicant further prays the Court to: i. Make an order of release under Article 27 of the Protocol after finding that the Respondent State violated Article 7(1)(c) of the Charter by failing to afford him free legal assistance both during trial and appeal proceedings; and ii. Consider and assess payment of reparations based on national annual per capita income of citizens, and this, over the period of the Applicant’s detention. 12. The Respondent State prays the Court as follows: i. Find that the Honourable Court lacks jurisdiction to hear the Application; ii. Find that the Application does not meet the admissibility requirements under Rule 56(6), Article 6(2) of the Protocol and Rule 50(2)3 of the Rules of Court; iii. Declare the Application inadmissible; 3 Rule 40(6) Rules of Court, 2 June 2010. 4