10.The Applicant, since 1990, was a member of the Togolese Armed Forces
(TAF) and head of a military radio station;
11.In this capacity, the Applicant was the reporter for the Airborne Troop
Training Center (CETAP), under the command of Captain ATCHA
Titikpina;
12.On the night of March 24-25, 1993, there was an attempted coup d'état in
Togo (Lomé);
13.The RI field, the Inter-Arms Regiment, was attacked;
14.The TAF Chief of Staff was killed and the Head of State's house was
attacked;
15.That night, the Applicant was on duty at the Airborne Troop Training
Center (CETAP) located at the end of the runway at Lomé Airport,
Tokoin;
16.The Applicant was the head of operational availability (OD);
17.On the week following the attack on the RIT field, there was a bloody
purge in the army with the systematic elimination of suspects;
18.On April 4, 1993, during a mission, the Applicant was the victim of a
traffic accident caused by an unidentified car;
19.Which caused him fracture of his left leg;
20.He was transferred to the University Hospital Center of Lomé, Tokoin
(CHU);
21.A week later, Captain TITIKPINA ordered the doctor, Captain DJATO,
to transfer the Applicant to his garrison's infirmary;
22.The Applicant was brought back to CETAP and thrown into a cell without
receiving any meals for 48 hours;
23.Two days after his arrest, a search was carried out at his home, in his
presence;
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