COURT OF APPEAL OF OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO -------------Unity-Progress-Justice HIGH COURT OF OUHIGOUYA -------------Judgement No.: HEARING OF FEBRUARY 19, 2020, ON 25/2020 of 19/02/2020 CRIMINAL MATTERS -=-=-=-=Legal Department Ref. No.: 158/19 Public hearing at the High Court holden -=-=-=-=in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) of nineteen The Legal Department February two thousand and twenty in a criminal Vs. suit; S.O. and U.F PRESIDENT -=-=-=-=Mahamed Dielo, Judge at the said Court. TYPE OF OFFENCE MEMBERS OF PANEL Abortion Messrs Boris Herbert Bazongo, Issouf Nassa Pimping both Judges at the seat of the said court Defamation LEGAL DEPARTMENT -=-=-=-=Mr Tergou Pie Some, Deputy State Counsel COURT DECISION of Faso (See verdict) COURT REGISTRAR -=-=-=-=Barrister Liassé Sawadogo, acting as court Registrar PANEL: President: M. Dielo; And a ….Sworn Interpreter Legal Department: T. P. Some Court Registrar: I. Sawadogo The following judgement was delivered: BETWEEN The State Counsel of Faso on charges of flagrante delicto ON THE ONE HAND AND 1) S.O, born on 1 February 1982 in Worri/ Nigeria to Tony Ubhe and Uzebu Florence, Nigerian mechanic residing in area 2 of Ouahigouya, bachelor and father of 2 (two) children, never sentenced, recruited, nor decorated before; Accused of: - having in Ouahigouya, in December 2019, in any case, less than 3 (three) years ago, through food, beverages, drugs, schemes, violence or by any other means, as it is, adding a potion to coffee, provided or attempted to provide an