II. COURT’S JUDGMENT 1. This is the Court's Judgment read virtually in a public hearing, in accordance with Article 8 (1) of the 2020 Practical Instructions on Electronic Case Management and Virtual Sessions of the Court. III. DESCRIPTION OF THE PARTIES 2. The first Applicant is Mr. Francis Elie GNIMAGNON, Colonel and former Program Officer for Administration and Finance (P5 Level) at the ECOWAS Mission Planning and Management Unit in Abuja, of Beninese nationality, resident and domiciled in COTONOU. 3. The second Applicant is Mr. SOGOYOU Cossi, Colonel and former Communication Program Officer of the Mission Planning and Management Unit (MPCM), P4 Level, ECOWAS in Abuja, of Togolese nationality, resident and domiciled in Lome. 4. The third Applicant is Mr. Vinagnon ZANNOUBO, Colonel and former Senior Broadcast Program Officer (P5 Level) of the ECOWAS Standby Force Staff in Abuja, of Beninese nationality, resident and domiciled in COTONOU. 5. The fourth Applicant is Mr. BILGHO TED Rodrigue, former Assistant Judge at the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja, of Burkinabé nationality, resident and domiciled in Ouagadougou. 4