V. APPLICANT’S CASE a. Summary of facts 10. In 2013, armed men attacked the military barracks in Agadez (Niger Republic). 11. In following their footsteps, the defence and security forces discovered that the attackers had spent the night before the attack at the home of Mr. Cherif Madi. 12. The latter, who is originally from Algeria, usually hosts members of his family or tribe who pass through Agadez. 13. The individuals he hosted were found to be members of terrorist groups. 14. The day after the attack, the Applicant was arrested by the judicial police in Agadez. 15. He was later released. 16. He decided to stay voluntarily in Agadez so that, if necessary, he could make himself available to the judicial authorities and that the matter could be clarified. 17. At the request of the prosecutor of the Niamey Special High Court anti-terrorist chamber, he deliberately travelled from Agadez to Niamey, without any escort, in a public transport bus, to respond to the summon issued by the said prosecutor's office. 18. Once there, he was notified that he was being prosecuted by the Public Prosecutor's Office at the Niamey High Court for complicity in murder and assassination, and association with criminals linked to a terrorist group. 19. He was informed that he was charged for the same crimes and placed under arrest warrant on 13 June 2013 by the investigating judge of the Niamey Special High Court anti-terrorism chamber. 5