ON THE REPRESENTATION OF THE PARTIES
ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT:
The Lawyers: Maitre Hamidou SAVADOGO and Maitre Seydou Roger YAMBA
ON BEHALF OF THE DEFENDANT:
Agent Judiciare du Tresor
1. ON THE PROCEDURE
The applicant, Mr. SALIFOU SAWADOGO came, by means of an application initiating
proceedings (doc.1) registered at the Court Registry on 23rd February 2018, to initiate
the present action against the STATE of BURKINA FASO, claiming infringement of the
parliamentary immunity he enjoys under Articles 86 (2 and 3) of the Rules of Procedure
of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso, 1 of the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol
A/SP.1/12/01 of 21st December 2001 on Good Governance and Democracy, 21 of the
Additional Act A/SA/1/12/16 relating to the Enhancement of the Powers of the ECOWAS
Parliament, 8 of the Regulation of the 4th Legislature of the ECOWAS Parliament of 8th
February 2016 and 206 And 52 of the Burkina Faso Code of Criminal Procedure.
He gathered documents, a total of 16 Annexes.
The Defendant State was duly summoned on 26th February 2018 and it presented its
defense (doc.2), which was registered with the Court Registry on March 20th, 2018 and
notified to the applicant on 10th April 2018.
The parties were heard at the sitting at this Court on 14th May 2019.
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