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find that he is a political figure, candidate at the last presidential
elections of March 2016 who scored a total of 23% of the votes and
came third in the overall ranking just behind the current Head of State
of Benin who had 24%;
VI.
find that the matter of drug trafficking has discredited him and caused
him diverse damages valued at five hundred and fifty thousand million
(550, 000, 000, 000) CFA francs which he claims as reparation".
26.ln his further additional pleadings, the Applicant prays the Court to order the
Respondent State to suspend the following laws until the Respondent State
amends them for compliance with international human rights instruments to which
it is a party:
"i. Law No. 2018-13 of 2 July 2018 amending and supplementing Law No.
2001-37 of 27 August 2002 on judicial organization in the Republic of
Benin as amended and creating the Anti-Economic Crimes and
Terrorism Court;
ii. Organic Law No. 2018-02 of 4 January 2018, amending and
supplementing Organic Law No. 94-027 of 18 March 1999 on the High
Judicial Council;
iii. Law No. 2017-05 of 29 August 2017 setting the conditions and
procedure for employment, placement of workers and termination of
labour contracts in the Republic of Benin;
iv. Law No. 2018-23 of 26 July 2018 on the Charter of Political Parties in
the Republic of Benin ;
v. Law No. 2018-031 on the Electoral Code in the Republic of Benin;
vi. Law No. 2017-044 of 29 December 2017 on Intelligence in the Republic
of Benin;
vii. Law No. 2017-20 of 20 April 2018 on the Digital Code in the Republic
of Benin".
27.ln its response to the Application and to the allegations made by the Applicant after
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