I- PARTIES
I.1- APPLICANT: Monsieur AMOUSSOU Georges Constant, former
Prosecutor at the Court of Appeal of Cotonou, domiciled at carre No. 312S Sègbèya, represented by Master Alfred POGNON, Yves KOSSOU,
Dieudonné Mamert ASSOBA, all lawyers at the Court of Appeal of Cotonou
with an address collectively at Master Yves KOSSOU firm located at Gauhi,
Immeuble Meideros behind Diamond Bank, 06 BP 1416 Cotonou, tel:
(229) 21 3124 18, Fax: 21 31 39 88, e-mail koss_y@yahoo.fr;
II.2- DEFENDANT: The Republic of Benin, legally represented by the
Judicial Treasury Agent domiciled Treasury Benin, route de l’aeroport,
Cotonou, with an address for the purposes of the case in Abuja Embassy
of Benin in Nigeria, located at Plot No. 2579 (near AlgonGuest House)
Yedserram Street, Maitama, Abuja, defended by Mr. Hippolyte YEDE,
whose firm is located at: Parcelle du T 'lot 2157, rue pavee du Benin
marche, immeuble GBEDIGA, 03 BP: 338 Jericho Cotonou, tel / fax: +229
21 38 01 83; mobile: +229 90 93 55 07/97 80 55 60; fax: +229 21 38 01
84, e-mail h.yede@yahoo.fr, cabinetavocatyede@yahoo.fr;
II FACTS AND PROCEDURE
II.1- AMOUSSOU Mr Georges Constant sued the Republic of Benin before
this Court to make the following declaration:
- that the retention exerted on his person from 16 to 17 July 2010 by
the Independent Judicial Commission of Inquiry constitutes an
arbitrary arrest, order accordingly his immediate release;
- that he is seeking the benefit of the provisions of Article 9.5 of the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;
- Order the Republic of Benin to pay him for each day of arbitrary
detention undergone since 12 July 2010 until the date of its actual
release a sum of money that the Community Court may wish to
arbitrate in all Sovereignty in its quantum;
- And order the Republic of Benin to bear the entire costs;
II.2- Mr AMOUSSOU Georges Constant’s application dated 11 August
2014 but was filed in the Registry of the Court on 23 September 2014; It
is accompanied by another application, with the same date of writing and
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