I. REPRESENTATION OF PARTIES Me Claude Kokou AMEGAN Me Ferdinand Ekouévi AMAZOHOUN ……….Counsel for the Applicant Monsieur Le Garde des Sceaux, Minister de la Justice, Charge des Relations …. Counsel for the Respondent II. COURT’S JUDGMENT 1. This is the Court's Judgment read virtually in a public hearing, in accordance with Article 8 (1) of the 2020 Practical Instructions on Electronic Case Management and Virtual Sessions of the Court. III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PARTIES 2. The Applicant, MADO Fidégnon Fréderic, represented by the Collective of Associations Against Impunity in Togo (CACIT), is an officer of the Togolese Armed Forces, retired, residing in Lomé. 3. The Respondent is the Republic of Togo, an ECOWAS Member State and signatory to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights. IV. INTRODUCTION 3