Interpreter : DIALLO Drissa
JUDICIAL ASSESSORS
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OUEDRAOGO R. Balguissa
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BOURGOU Y. Bienvenue
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KINDO Noufou
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YERBANGA D. Maurice
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BELEM Ousmane
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OUEDRAOGO Ismaël
INTERN COURT REGISTRAR
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SAVADOGO Aboubacar
E. R. A in Ouahigouya, in the course of January 2019,
less than 3 (three) years ago, in the acts of human
trafficking, in this case by contacting her and paying
transport costs to enable recruitment, transport, transfer,
accommodation or reception of minors, namely D. S. E,
M.A Faith and U.M from Lagos/Nigeria to Ouahigouya/
Burkina Faso to engage them in prostitution;
Acts provided for and punished by
articles131-4,131-5, 511-1,511-2,5511-3 and 511-4 of the
Penal Code;
Also accused of having, in the same circumstances
of time and place, less than 3 (three) years ago, attempted
to commit pimping, the said attempt manifested by
a commencement of execution, in the case at hand the act
of sending the minors D. S. E, M.A Faith and U.M
through the intermediary of E. R. A with a view to
engaging them in prostitution and profiting from them; the
latter only failed to have effect as a result of circumstances
beyond her control, in the case at hand the arrest of EPKO
Rosemary Akrassi by the police and the guard of the
said minors by the same police;
Acts provided for and punished by articles 1221,122-2, 122-4, 533-21,533-22, 533-23 of the Penal Code;
ON THE OTHER HAND
Entered on the cause list of July 24, 2019, the case was
postponed to August 14, 2019, for the production of the
accused and the appearance of victims. At the hearing of
August 14, 2019, the case was again postponed to the hearing
of August 28, 2019, for the production of the accused and the
witness. On 28/08/2019, the accused and the witness were
produced.
During the appeal, the State Counsel stated that he had
summoned the accused named above before the court at today's
hearing, to defend himself on account of the aforementioned
prejudice;
When questioned in accordance with Article 321-18 of the
Code of Criminal Procedure, the accused declared that she
wished to be tried immediately;
The President then upheld the case to the aforementioned
hearing;
audience;