53.The Applicant never found his salary slips, sent by the Togolese Bank of
Commerce and Industry (BTCI) to his company's office, during his
detention;
54.On March 30, 1996, a decision to reform the army as a disciplinary
measure, was served on the Applicant by the TAF Chief of Staff (part no.
2);
55.The decision notified to him says that he had been retired on March 30,
1993, the date before the amnesty;
56.The Applicant does not enjoy all his rights inherent to retirement;
57.He asked the competent authorities for his regularization but without any
success;
58.Since such events, the Applicant has suffered pain and stiffness in the
right knee, pain in the left leg with paresthesia, and left knee failure (part
no. 3).
b. Pleas in Law:
59.In support of his claim, the Applicant cited Article 52 of the Togo Code
of Criminal Procedure; The amnesty law of December 22, 1994;
Article 29 of the Law on the General Status of Military Personnel of
the Togolese National Army of 17 July 1963; Articles 11, 19 and 21,
paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Togolese Constitution of 14 October 1992;
Articles 3 al. 1 and 2, 4th, 5th and 7th al. 1.b and c of the African Charter
on Human and Peoples' Rights of 27 June 1981; Articles 5, 10 and 23,
paragraph 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) of
December 10, 1948; Articles 7, 9/3 and 9/1 and 10/1,14/3Sc of the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of December 16,
1966; Article 6.1 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights; Article 4 of the Declaration on the Principles of Justice
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