24. The Federal Attorney attached to his requisition for waiver of
parliamentary immunity a USB key, which was supposed to contain the
evidence for his allegations;
25. Mr. KODJO Messan Agbéyomé did not have the opportunity to have
access to the contents of the said USB key, neither at the time of the
notification by the bailiff of the letter inviting him to appear before the
special committee of the National Assembly, nor at the time of his
appearance before the committee;
26. The parliament member who represented Mr. KODJO before the
committee made such request in vain during his hearing;
27. That the USB key containing the documents attached in support of the
Prosecutor’s requisition determined the findings of the special committee
which were submitted to the plenary on the occasion of the vote to lift the
Applicant’s parliamentary immunity;
28. In a correspondence dated March 11, 2020 addressed to the Speaker of
the National Assembly, the Applicant already denounced the hasty invitation
received the day before, on March 10, 2020, at 6:30 p.m., to appear before
the special committee for the waiver of parliamentary immunity, which did
not give him any reasonable time to prepare properly his defense; (Exhibit
No. 12 - Correspondence from the Applicant to the Speaker of the National
Assembly).
29. Pursuant to his affidavit dated April 28, 2020, Mr. KPEEVEY GabyGadzo, a member of the Togolese National Assembly, who represented the
Applicant before the special committee, as authorized by the Rules of
Procedure of the said Assembly, explains how, on March 11, 2020, when he
arrived before the special committee, his wish to have the assistance of a
lawyer was denied since the lawyer accompanying him was prohibited from
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