7. An additional application for interim measures (doc.3) was filed at the Registry of this Court on June 14, 2020 and served on the Respondent State on July 16, 2020. 8. On July 23, 2020, the Respondent State submitted its response to the application for interim measures (doc. 4), which was served on the Applicant on August 10, 2020. 9. The Respondent State, the Togolese Republic, on July 23, 2020 filed a preliminary objection (doc. 5) and its defense (doc. 6) which were served on the Applicant on August 10, 2020. 10. On August 06, 2020 the Respondent submitted a statement of defense on the interim measures (doc.7), which was served on the Applicant on October 08, 2020. 11. On October 12, 2020 the Applicant filed his response to the defense on interim measures (doc.8), which was served on the Respondent on 10/22/2020 and the Respondent made no comments. 12. On April 29 2021 was held the hearing of the parties, in which only the Respondent’s representative attended and made his oral submissions. 13. The judgment of the case was adjourned to 24th March, 2022. VI. APPLICANT’S CASE a) Summary of Facts 14. By act dated March 10, 2020, from Maître André T. SAMA BOTCHO, Bailiff, the Speaker of the National Assembly of Togo notified the Honorable 5