At the end of arguments and before the submissions of the Legal Department, Ijoy Manboy claimed damages parallel to prosecution amounting to CFA F 600,000; The Legal Department requested that A. A be found guilty of the prejudice of pimping and aiding and abetting in assault and battery and be sentenced to an actual prison term of 24 (twenty-four) months and an actual fine of CFA F 500,000 (five hundred thousand); requested for the Accused B.S and U.R to be relieved of the charges aiding and abetting in pimping for the benefit of doubt, but instead maintained the charges of aiding and abetting in assault and battery and requested a suspended sentence of 18 (eighteen) months’ imprisonment and a CFA F 300,000 (three hundred thousand) fine; The lawyer of B.S and U.R, expounding on the fact that they concurred to the charges of aiding and abetting in assault and battery, requested the court’s clemency towards his clients. Taking the floor in last position, each of the Accused sought the court’s clemency one after the other; II- PROCEDURE 1) Prosecution A- Guilt of A. A a) Facts of pimping Whereas pursuant to article 533(22) of the Penal Code, pimping is characterized by anyone, by any means whatsoever aiding, abetting or hiding someone else’s prostitution, drawing profit from someone’s prostitution, sharing products thereof or receiving financial gains from someone usually indulging in prostitution, employing, training, or abducting someone into becoming a sex worker or mounting pressure on her to become and keep on being a sex worker; that pursuant to this article, just part of the above-mentioned actions are needed for pimping to be characterized as an offence; that just one of them is needed to characterize the offence; Whereas in the case at hand, A. A is charged with pimping; that she denies the facts levied against her, that living with Ijoy Manboy, she knew the latter was a sex worker; that besides she is the one who made arrangements for Ijoy Manboy to get a spot for her

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