ON THE FACTS CLAIMED BY THE APPLICANT 1. The applicant, Mr Salifou SAWADOGO, has been a burkinabe Member of Parliament since 30th December 2015, elected under the banner of the Congress for Democracy and Progress abbreviated "CDP" (opposition party). ; (Annex 1) 2. In addition, he was elected Member of the ECOWAS Parliament, as set out in the sworn statement of 4th February 2016; (Annex 2) 3. On September 13th, 2016, by letter N.º16-511/TMO/P, the Government Commissioner at the Ouagadougou Military Court appealed, through the Minister of Justice, to the H.E the President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso to request authorization to prosecute or waive the parliamentary immunity of Parliament Member SALIFOU SAWADOGO; (Annex 3) 4. To support such a request, the Government Commissioner at the Ouagadougou Military Court claimed that after an attempted Coup d'état orchestrated in Burkina Faso on September 16th, 2015, the applicant's criminal liability had to be clarified for the following offenses: - Criminal association; - Acts of vandalism; - Aggravated intentional degradation or destruction of movable or immovable property belonging to others; - Involvement in attack on State security; - Any other consequential infringements. 5. Upon receipt of the request, the National Assembly of Burkina Faso withdrew Parliament Member Salifou SAWADOGO's parliamentary immunity; (Annex 4): 3