I. REPRESENTATION OF PARTIES Mr. Kouadio N'Dry Claver and Mr. Darius Atsoo Kokou ..................................... Counsel for the Applicant Le Ministre de la Justice et des Relations avec les institutions de la République et ayant pour conseil La SCPA Aquereburu & Partners ............................................................................ Counsel for the Respondent II. COURT’S JUDGMENT 1. This is the Court's Judgment read in a virtual public hearing, pursuant 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 Applicant, Mr. GABRIEL MESSAN AGBEYOME KODJO, born on October 12, 1954 in Tokpli, of Togolese nationality, former Prime Minister, former Speaker of the National Assembly, President of the Patriotic Movement for Democracy and Development (MPDD), Member of the National Assembly, resident and domiciled in Lomé. 3