147. The Court does not find any justification to depart from the above provisions
in the circumstances of the case, and therefore rules that each Party shall
bear its own costs.
X.
OPERATIVE PART
148. For these reasons:
THE COURT,
On jurisdiction
Unanimously,
i.
Dismisses the objection to its material jurisdiction;
ii.
Declares that it has jurisdiction.
On admissibility
iii. Dismisses the objections to the admissibility of the Application;
iv. Declares that the Application is admissible.
On merits
v. Holds that the Respondent State did not violate the Applicant’s right
to be heard under Article 7(1) of the Charter;
vi. Holds that the Respondent State did not violate the Applicant’s right
to non-discrimination and the right to equality before the law and
equal protection of the law provided for in Articles 2 and 3 of the
Charter;
vii. Holds that the Respondent State violated the Applicant’s right to
liberty guaranteed under Article 6 of the Charter by removing the
discretion of the judicial officer to decide on the grant of bail to the
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