Renseignements (CTR)’’ (The Togo Detectives Office), for a case concerning him; 12. Once he got there, he was received by Lt. PALI, and two of his colleagues, who confiscated his purse and cellular telephone immediately, and labelled him a thief, a newly arrived rich man in town, and above all, an enemy of the State; 13. Conduit dans un bureau au sous-sol de l’immeuble abritant le CTR, il a été soumis à des interrogatoires musclés suivis de menaces verbales et d’intimidations ; 14. As he was led into an underground office, within the premises of the CTR, he was subjected to brutal and violent interrogation, followed with intimidation threats; 15. During the interrogations that he underwent, he was accused of involving himself in the theft of working materials; 16. During his detention, his immediate family did not know his whereabouts, as was detained in unbearable conditions; 17. He further claimed that he was subjected to inhuman and degrading treatments; 18. While continuing his statements, he averred that he was indicted on 17 January 2006, on the charges of abuse of trust, a committal order was issued against him the same day, and he was detained at the prison civile in Lomé for fourteen (14) months and nine (09) days in inhuman and degrading conditions. 6

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