004101 The Court composed of: Sylvain ORE, President, Ben KIOKO, Vice-President; Gerard NIYUNGEKO, EI Hadji GUISSE, Rafaa BEN ACHOUR , Angelo V . MATUSSE, Suzanne MENGUE, M-Therese MUKAMULlSA, Tujilane R. CHIZUMILA, Chafika BENSAOULA, Judges; and Robert ENO, Registrar, In the matter of" Sebastien Germain AJAVON represented by: i. Advocate Marc BENSIMHON, Lawyer at the Bar of Paris; ii. Advocate Yaya POGNON, Lawyer at the Bar of Cotonou; iii. Advocate Issiaka MOUSTAPHA, Lawyer at the Bar of Cotonou; versus REPUBLIC OF BENIN represented by: i. Advocate Cyrille DJIKUI , Lawyer at the Bar of Cotonou, former President of the Bar; ii. Advocate Elie VLAVONOU KPONOU, Lawyer at the Bar of Cotonou; iii. Advocate Charles BADOU, Lawyer at the Bar of Cotonou After deliberation renders the following Judgment: I