4. In the instant case, the Applicant came to plead the violation of his human rights, alleging, inter alia, that in April 1993, the Defendant's agents arrested, beat and handcuffed him to obtain information about his involvement in the attempted Coup d'état of March 1993. That he was detained and tortured between April 1993 and December 1994 and that in March 1996 he was notified of a decision of his retirement from the Army, as a disciplinary measure, issued in March 1993. V. PROCEDURE BEFORE THE COURT 5. The application initiating proceedings (Doc.1), accompanied by 3 Exhibits, was lodged at the Registry of this Court on January 11, 2017 and served on the Respondent on January 16, 2017. 6. With the original application, the Applicant also filed an application for Expedited Procedures (Doc. 2), which, was served on the Respondent on the same date. 7. On March 20, 2017, the Respondent filed a preliminary objection application (Doc. 3) as well as its defense (Doc. 4), which were served on the Applicant on March 23, 2017 to which he made no pronouncement. 8. October 13th, 2021 was appointed for the hearing of the parties, who, through their representatives, attended the hearing at which they were heard, formulating their oral observations. 9. The judgment of the case was adjourned to 30th March, 2022. VI. APPLICANT’S CASE a. Summary of Facts: 4