waive his parliamentary immunity, which did not allow him to organize his defense, and that this argument should be dismissed. 67. That in fact when he was charged by the Dean of the investigating judges of the Lomé First Class Court of First Instance, the Applicant was granted freedom under certain conditions. 68. That it follows from the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, namely Articles 112 to 124 that any accused person may be granted simple or conditional provisional release. 69. In exercise of his legal prerogatives, the Dean of investigating judges released the Applicant provisionally with certain restrictions including a prohibition on making any statement calling into question the last presidential election of February 22, 2020. 70. This ban was not a ban on speaking out but on announcing acts that would violate the established constitutional order. 71. As evidence, after his probation, the Applicant continued to make statements about it on social media without concern, and that this argument does not stand either. 72. Following the requisitions of the Federal Attorney, the judicial authority responsible for the prosecution, in accordance with the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Central Bureau of Criminal Research and Investigation invited the Applicant to appear three (3) consecutive times, but the latter did not deign to appear, which constitutes disobedience to the judicial authority. 73. That following this refusal that the Central Bureau of Research and Criminal Investigations, proceeded to arrest the Applicant to further investigate the facts of aggravated disturbances to public order, violation of the internal security of the State and dissemination of false news of which he was accused, in accordance with the requisitions of the Federal Attorney. 16

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