sentence coupled with an actual fine of CFA F
1 000 000;
3- Seals
Whereas pursuant to article 321(99) of the
Criminal Procedure Code, the Court can, by its
own motion or at the request of the Accused, the
plaintiff, or civilly liable person, remove the seals
on objects in the custody thereof;
That as it is, the 5 (five) identity cards
belonging to the Nigerian girls were subject to an
open seal No. 20019-29 in the custody of the
registry of the said court under No. 48/2019/ on
08/10/2019; that the said identity cards did not
serve and were not destined to abet in committing
the offence; that it would thus be proper to return
them to their rightful owners;
B- CIVIL ACTION
1- As to form
Whereas pursuant to article 231(1) of the
Criminal Procedure Code, “the claim for damages
as a result of a crime, an offence, or a
misdemeanour can only be filed by those who
personally suffered the damages caused directly by
the offence”;
Whereas on this day’s hearing, G. E,
M.F, P.A and B.N, victims of pimping, who
raised a claim for damages parallel to prosecution;
that they seek
reparation
for
damages
resulting from pimping for which they were
victim;
Whereas it has been demonstrated that
O.G.J
effectively
committed pimping at
the detriment of G.E, M. F, P.A and B.N; that
they thus fulfil the conditions provided by the
above article, that besides, their claim for
damages parallel to prosecution complied with
articles 321(41) and 321(43) of the abovementioned code; that it should thence be
admissible;
2- On the merits
Whereas G.E, M.F, P. A and B.N request
O.G.J be sentenced to pay them CFA F 100,000
(one hundred thousand), CFA F 80,000 (eighty
thousand), CFA F 20,000 (twenty thousand) and
CFA F 600,000 (six hundred thousand)
respectively, standing as the total amount they paid
as proceeds from prostitution for rent, that is CFA
F 2,500 (two thousand five hundred) per day;