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73.
The Respondent State merely refutes this claim and calls on the Applicant to
provide proof thereof.
74.The Court notes that the situation described by the Applicant as a violation of
his right to equal protection of the law relates to Article 3(2) of the Charter, which
stipulates that: "Every individual shall be entitled to equal protection of the law."
75. However,
the Court notes that the Applicant has made general allegations
without sutficient evidence to substantiate them. Relying on its jurisprudence
cited in paragraph 57 of this Judgment, the Court therefore holds that the
alleged violation has not been proven, and accordingly dismisses the same.
VIII.
REMEDIES SOUGHT
to restore justice by setting aside his conviction
and sentence; ordering his release from prison; awarding him compensation for
the violation of his fundamental rights and, making such other orders as it may
76. The Applicant prays the Court
deem fit.
Response, the Respondent State prays the Court to dismiss the
Application and the Applicant's prayers in their entirety on the grounds that they
77.1n
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are baseless.
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78. The Court notes that Article 27(1) of the Protocol stipulates that "lf the Court finds
that there has been violation of a human or peoples' right, it shall make appropriate
orders
to remedy the violation, including the
payment of fair compensation or
reparation."
79.ln this respect, Rule 63 of the Rules provides that "The Court shall rule on the
request for the reparation ... by the same decision establishing the violation of a human
and peoples' right or, if the circumstances so require, by a separate decision".
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