NO:037/17
Judgement
of 10/05/2017
HIGH COURT OF KONGOUSSI
Legal department
No: 041/17
HEARING OF 10 MAY 2017 ON CRIMINAL MATTERS
The Kongoussi High Court (Burkina Faso), ruling in criminal matters, sitting in
its open ordinary hearing of ten May two thousand and seventeen, in the Court of
the said town, in which were present: Salifou TIENDREBEOGO, President of the
LEGAL DEPARTMENT
said Court;
VS:
President
O. D
Assisted by Barrister TRAORE Aboubakar, Court Registrar at the hearing;
President:
Court Registrar
In the presence of Mr Wendyam Lambert SANFO, State Counsel of Faso in the said
Court;
Type of offence:
Assault and battery
Threats
And DIALLO Abdoulaye, main Interpreter of the said Court;
Delivered the following ruling in a suit:
BETWEEN
Decision:
SEE VERDICT
1- The State Counsel of Faso petitioner in a flagrante delicto proceeding,
2- Mrs OUEDAOGO Agnes, born on 25 June 1974 in Kongoussi, by
OUEDRAOGO Albert and by ZANGO Helene, a housewife living in
sector 04 of the city of Kongoussi;
Appearing Victim
ON THE ONE HAND
AND
President: T.S
Court Registrar: T.A.
L.D.: S.W.L.
O .D, born on 1 January 1967 in Boalin, by OUEDRAOGO Albert and ZANGO Helene,
a trader of Burkinabe nationality, residing in sector 04 of the city of Kongoussi,
married and father of five children, who declares to have never been convicted, given an
award or recruited;
Interp. D.A.
Accused of assault and battery, violence or physical abuse and intimidation;
Acts provided for and punishable under Articles 327, 347 and 348 of the Penal Code;
ON THE OTHER HAND
During the appeal, the President gave notice of the act, referring the case to the Court and
proceeded with the verification of the identity of the accused:
The accused was heard in his arguments;
The victim, a civil party, was heard in her explanations and declared to have no claim;
The submissions of the Legal Department were heard;
He received the floor in last position to present arguments in his defence;
The Court Registrar took notes of the hearing proceedings;
At the end of the proceedings, the Court, having deliberated in accordance with the law, ruled
as follows:
THE COURT