favour of the plaintiff so the bank should release the money to him, less the penalty for non- declaration of the money. 3. The defendant said that this letter was withdrawn the very next day when it was discovered that it had been written on misrepresented facts and that the Central Bank of Liberia was directed to continue to hold the money further investigations. In the meantime the record discloses that pending an action is pending before the Supreme Court of Liberia in respect of the same subjectmatter. 4. The plaintiff instituted this action pursuant to Articles 10 (c), (d) and 12 of the 1991 Protocol of the Community Court of Justice as amended by the Supplementary Protocol of 2005, Article 33 of the Rules of this Court, Articles 15, SO and 54(2) of the Revised Treaty of ECOWAS as well as Articles 7(1)(b) 12 and 14 of the African Charter of Human and Peoples' Rights. In particular, plaintiff relied on Article 14 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights which states thus "The right to property shall be guaranteed. It may only be encroached upon in the interest of public need or in the general interest of the community and in accordance ··with the provisions of appropriate laws". Furthermore, the action was brought pursuant to Articles 2, 11(a), 20(a), (b), (c), (f), (h), (i), 22(a) and 24 of the 1986 Constitution of the Republic of Liberia and the inherent jurisdiction of the Court. 5. The plaintiff sought the following orders: (a) Declaration that the confiscation of the sum of USD 508,200.00, being • the property of the applicant as proceeds of criminal conduct and seizure of his ECOWAS passport is unconstitutional, null and void. (b) An order directing the Respondent to release forthwith to the applicant . the sum of USD 508,200.00 with interest at the rate of 21% from 9/9/06 till date of final liquidation. (c) An order directing the Respondent to release forthwith to the applicant $· his ECOWAS passport. (d) Costs of twenty thousand Liberian Dollars to the applicant. 3