17. The Respondent State prays the Court to: i. Find that the Honourable African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights is not vested with jurisdiction to adjudicate over this Application; ii. Find that the Application does not meet the admissibility requirements stipulated under Rule 40(5) of the Rules of Court; iii. Find that the Application does not meet the admissibility requirements stipulated under Rule 40(6) of the Rules of Court; and iv. Declare the Application inadmissible and duly dismiss it. 18. The Respondent State further prays that the Court to: i. Find that the Respondent State did not violate the Applicant’s rights provided under Article 3(2) of the Charter; ii. Find that the Respondent State did not violate the Applicant’s rights provided under Article 4 of the Charter; iii. Find that the Respondent State did not violate the Applicant’s rights provided under Article 5 of the Charter; iv. Find that the Respondent State did not violate the Applicant’s rights provided under Article 7(1)(d) of the Charter; v. Dismiss the Application for lack of merit; vi. Dismiss the Applicant’s prayers; vii. Find the Applicant continue to serve his sentence; viii. Dismiss the Applicant’s request for reparations; and ix. Order the Applicant to bear the cost of this Application. V. JURISDICTION 19. Pursuant to Article 3 of the Protocol: 1. The jurisdiction of the Court shall extend to all cases and disputes submitted to it concerning the interpretation and application of the Charter, this Protocol and any other relevant human rights instruments ratified by the States concerned. 6