III. SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT 6. The Application was filed on 1 September 2016 and it was served on the Respondent State on 26 September 2016. 7. On 18 November 2016, the Court issued, proprio motu an order for provisional measures directing the Respondent State to stay the execution of the death sentence against the Applicant, pending its decision on the main Application. 8. The Parties filed their pleadings on merits and reparations within the timelimit stipulated by the Court. 9. Pleadings were closed on 22 August 2023 and the Parties were duly notified. IV. PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES 10. The Applicant prays the Court to: i. Find that the Court is vested with jurisdiction to adjudicate over the Application; ii. Declare the Application admissible and duly allowed; iii. Find that the Respondent State violated the Applicant’s rights provided under the Charter; iv. Set aside the death sentence imposed on the Applicant by the Respondent State and remove him from death row; v. Order the Respondent State to restore the Applicant’s liberty by releasing him from prison; vi. Order the Respondent State to pay the Applicant reparations in the amount of Twenty Million Tanzanian Shillings (TZS 20,000,000) on account of moral damage suffered; 4