3. The Respondent is the State of Togolese Republic, a member of ECOWAS and signatory to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, hereinafter the African Charter. IV. INTRODUCTION 4. In the instant case, the Applicant claims the violation of his human rights, namely, the right to equity, the right to freedom of expression and the right to liberty and security, because, on the basis of the requisition from the Federal Attorney and subsequently from the Attorney General of the Supreme Court of Togo, alleging that the Applicant was seriously suspected of having committed criminal offenses, the Speaker of the National Assembly of Togo, by resolution and deed dated 16 March 2020, proceeded to waive the immunity of the Applicant as former Speaker of the National Assembly, in violation of his right of defense. 5. That further, the Applicant's immunity having been waived, a criminal case was initiated against him, in the course of which he was arbitrarily arrested, charged and set free, under conditions or restrictions which violate his human rights. V. PROCEEDING BEFORE THE COURT 6. The application initiating proceedings (doc.1A), was accompanied by twenty (20) exhibits and an application for provisional measures (doc.2), which were lodged at the Registry of this Court on June 08, 2020 and served on the Respondent State on June 18, 2020. 4