Renseignements (CTR)’’ (The Togo Detectives
Office), for a case concerning him;
12. Once he got there, he was received by Lt. PALI,
and two of his colleagues, who confiscated his
purse and cellular telephone immediately, and
labelled him a thief, a newly arrived rich man in
town, and above all, an enemy of the State;
13. Conduit dans un bureau au sous-sol de
l’immeuble abritant le CTR, il a été soumis à des
interrogatoires musclés suivis de menaces verbales
et d’intimidations ;
14. As he was led into an underground office, within
the premises of the CTR, he was subjected to brutal
and
violent
interrogation,
followed
with
intimidation threats;
15. During the interrogations that he underwent, he
was accused of involving himself in the theft of
working materials;
16. During his detention, his immediate family did
not know his whereabouts, as was detained in
unbearable conditions;
17. He further claimed that he was subjected to
inhuman and degrading treatments;
18. While continuing his statements, he averred
that he was indicted on 17 January 2006, on the
charges of abuse of trust, a committal order was
issued against him the same day, and he was
detained at the prison civile in Lomé for fourteen
(14) months and nine (09) days in inhuman and
degrading conditions.
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