4.
The Applicant avers that Advocates AHOMENOU Michel and BALOGOUN
Christel, whom he hired to represent him in these various proceedings,
failed in their duty of probity, loyalty and diligence, for which reason he
petitioned the Constitutional Court against them for violation of Article 35 of
the Respondent State’s Constitution (the Constitution) and Article 7 of the
Charter. He avers that by decision DCC 2016-02 of 2 November 2016, the
Constitutional Court declined jurisdiction.
5.
The Applicant further avers that on 29 December 2015, he lodged a
complaint at the Cotonou Central Police Station against his driver, Mr
Zounaïdou GARBA GADO, for the wrongful detention of his vehicle.
According to the Applicant, despite an unsuccessful attempt to reach an
amicable settlement, the police officer in charge of the docket did not refer
the complaint to the Cotonou public prosecutor. In this regard, he maintains
that he sought the intervention of the Minister of the Interior and Public
Security (hereinafter “the Minister of the Interior”), but to no avail.
6.
The Applicant avers that dissatisfied with the handling of this other case, he
filed two petitions with the Constitutional Court, one against the
Commissioner of the Cotonou Central Police Station and the Director
General of Police, and the other against the Minister of the Interior for
violation of his right to a remedy. By decision DCC 16 - 121 of 4 August
2016,2 the Constitutional Court declined jurisdiction to hear the first petition
and dismissed the Applicant’s second petition by decision DCC 17-092 of 4
May 2017.
7.
Lastly, the Applicant states that in a third set of proceedings, he filed a
complaint with the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Cotonou Court against
the former President of the Republic for the attempted assassination of his
father, which was not heard. He further avers that the current President of
the Republic having failed to take up the matter, he filed a petition against
him with the Constitutional Court for perjury and violation of Articles 35 and
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Constitutional Court of the Republic of Benin, DECISION DCC 16 - 121 of 4 August 2016, Petitioner:
Boukary Waliss, the Constitutional Court, Decides, Article 1: - The Court lacks jurisdiction.
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