20. On 16 August 2018, the Registry received the Respondent State's submissions on
reparations together with a request for leave to submit the same. On 29 August 2018,
the Registry informed the Respondent State that, in the interest of justice, the Court
had decided to grant the leave sought. The Applicant and Intervening State were in
copy of this notice, and were served the said submissions for information.
IV.
PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES
21.ln his Application, Reply and oral submissions, the Applicant prays the Court to:
i.
Declare that the Respondent State has violated his rights guaranteed under
the African Charter, in particular Articles 1, 5, 7 and 14;
ii.
Order that the conviction is quashed, the sentence is set aside and his
liberty is restored;
iii.
Order the Respondent State to take immediate steps to remedy the
violations;
iv.
Order that he should be granted reparations;
v.
Make any other orders or grant any remedies that it shall deem fit.
22.ln its Responses to the Application and to the Intervening State's Application for
intervention and substantive pleadings as well as in its oral pleadings, the
Respondent State prays the Court to find that:
i.
The African Court has no jurisdiction to entertain this matter and the
Application should be duly dismissed;
ii.
The Application has not met the admissibility requirement under Rule 40 (5)
of the Rules of Court and should be declared inadmissible;
iii.
The Application has not met the admissibility requirement under Rule 40 (6)
of the Rules and should be declared inadmissible;
iv.
The Respondent State has not violated Article 5 of the Charter;
v.
The Respondent State has not violated Article 7 of the Charter;
vi.
The Respondent State has not violated Article 14 of the Charter;
vii.
The Applicant's conviction is lawful;
viii.
The Applicant must continue serving his sentence;
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