...., 5. The Applicants averred that armed gendarmes entered Mr. Kossi Dovi Tudzi's home at night, on the grounds that they were in search of arms he had allegedly hidden. That he was coerced into admitting the allegation. That after a fruitless search in his bedroom, in the presence of his wife, they handcuffed him and took him to their car. That he was later on taken to his village, Agome-Kossountou, 3 kilometres from Kpalime. 6. That when they arrived at the said village, the gendarmes conducted searches in his house, which once again yielded nothing. He was then taken that same night to the Intelligence Processing Centre {CTR), now the National Intelligence Agency (ANR), where he was put in a cell. ' ' 7. When the day broke, he was brought into the company of five (5) ' ' persons among whom he recognised only Mr. Da-Silveira Hermes. They were both interrogated, given slaps in the course of the interrogation, and taken away into a cell. They alleged that they slept on bare cemented floor, without mats; that they were sometimes deprived of food, and that every morning they were flogged. For ten (10) days, they were denied visits from their families. . · -----·- ----- 8. Together with another civilian Merrs. Tudzi Kossi, Dovi and Da-Silveira · Hermes were taken to the SRI gendarme camp where they spent four days in cell, where they were coerced to sign a statement without being given the opportunity to know the content of that document. (' 9. They contended further that they were transferred to the civilian prison of Lome on 27 July 2005 for attempted violation of State security. Further, that as a result of the ill treatments they went through, they all fell sick and that the prison authorities refused to authorise the medical evacuation of Mr. Tudzi Kossi Dovi, whereas the nurse had recommended such a measure, due to the fact that he had an ailment which affected his prostate. 10. In the case of Mr. Komi Adjete Djifa Akakpo, the Applicants alleged that Corporal Amepe had arranged to meet him in a bar, but to his surprise, he saw Officer Pali appear on the scene with other operatives of the Security Forces; and that after questioning him, they handcuffed him. That he was taken away to the CTR, where he was tortured and coerced, under the watch of Agents Pali and Abina, to make certain statements 3 ,