attending the hearing; even his proposal to allow him to consult with his
lawyer, who would be in another room if necessary, was rejected by the
committee; (Exhibit #12 - Affidavit of Mr. KPEEVEY Gaby-Gadzo,
Member of the Togolese National Assembly and Exhibit no. 13 - Diplomatic
passport of Mr. KPEEVEY Gaby-Gadzo).
30. The Applicant is a political figure who has held positions of primary
responsibility at the state level - Prime Minister, Speaker of the National
Assembly and continues to play an active role at the political level, first, as
Chairman of a political party, duly constituted, then Member of Parliament
in the National Assembly and Chairman of the National Defense
Commission.
31. The third condition, associated with the Applicant's release after his
accusation, reads as follows: “Prohibition on making any statement tending
to call into question the results of the last presidential election on February
22, 2020.”
32. Since April 24, 2020, the Applicant has lost any freedom to express
himself about the February 22, 2020 presidential election, an important
political event in the political life of Togo, which concerns all Togolese
citizens, and even more so the Applicant as a politician engaged in a
legitimate competition for power.
33. Moreover, the third condition attached to the Applicant's release after his
indictment prevents him from exercising his entitlement to damages, in that
he is considered to be the person who won the February 22, 2020 elections,
thus holding legitimacy even if the results officially proclaimed by the
Constitutional Court deprived him of legality.
34. That the State of Togo, through the dean of investigative judges of the
Lomé First Class Court of First Instance, by imposing on the Applicant the
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