perfectly lawful and does not violate any constitutional or legal text in I force in Togo. ANALYSIS OF THE COURT As to the admissibility of the Application 18. The Republic of Togo states that it would rely on the wisdom of the Court in this regard. Article 10(d) of the Supplementary Protocol A/SP.1/01/05 amending Protocol A/P.1/7 /91of the ECOWAS Court of Justice provides: "Access to the Court is open to , ... (d) individuals on application for relief for violation of their human rights; the submission of application for which shall (i) not be anonymous; nor (ii) be made whilst the same matter has been instituted before another International Court for adjudication." 19. Sow Bertin Agba invokes the refusal by the Republic of Togo to release him on provisional basis, in spite of the Supreme Court confirming a judgment delivered by the Criminal decision Chamber. This is manifestly a viol a tion of the right to liberty. It is consistently held that in any instance where an applicant alleges human rights violations on the territory of a Member State, the Court upholds its competence and declares the application admissible. Since the Application is in conformity with the provisions of the said Article 10(d), as cited above, there are grounds for declaring same admissible. As to the application for expedited procedure 20. In a separate application dated 8 November 2012, registered at the - Registry of the Court on 12 November 2012, the Applicant requested that his Application be brought under expedited procedure; A request for expedited procedure is granted when the particular urgency of a case requires that the Court adjudicates within the shortest possible time. The Applicant applied for the said measure, considering, himself, that his detention is arbitrary and illegal. But as the time the 6

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