COURT OF APPEAL
OF OUAGADOUGOU
BURKINA FASO
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Unity- Progress-Justice
Judgement No. 54/2019 of 20
March 2019
Legal department No. : 106/2017
No. RI: 08/17
HIGH COURT
OF OUAHIGOUYA
-------------------HEARING OF MARCH 6, 2019, ON DIRECT SUMMONS
CASE:
Legal Department
Vs
N. N aka H
TYPE OF OFFENCE
Manslaughter
Witness: NACANABO Zalissa
NACANABO Wendpouiré
BONKOUNGOU Zakaria
Decision:
(See verdict)
At the public hearing of the High Court, holding in Ouahigouya (Burkina
Faso) on the sixth of March two thousand and nineteen , on criminal matters
by:
Mr W. Jean de Dieu YELKOUNI, President of the Court, President,
assisted by Mr Roger BALMA and Mr Sié Wilfried Dieudonné
KAMBOU*, all Judicial Assessors;
Mr Simon B. GNANOU, State Counsel of Faso, representing the Legal
Department, assisted by Mr Alidou TIENDREBEOGO, Judicial Assessor
Assisted by Barrister Iliassé SAVADOGO, secretary of the Registrars and
Legal Departments; Court Registrar;
And Mr.Idrissa DIALLO, Sworn Interpreter, Interpreter;
The following judgement was delivered:
BETWEEN
The. State Counsel of Faso, petitioner by direct summons proceeding;
ON THE ONE HAND;
PANEL:
W. Jean de Dieu YELKOUNI,
President
Simon B. GNANOU, LD Iliassé
SAVADOGO, Court Registrar:
Idrissa DLALLO, Interpreter
AND
N Na aka Harouna, born on March 12, 1965, in Lossa-Mossi/Banh,
son of N. H and of the late GANAME Minata, Burkinabe, farmer living in
Tibou-Bouli, single, father of 12 (twelve) children, who declares to have
never been convicted, recruited or decorated; Accused of:
having involuntarily caused the death of BONKOUNGOU
Abdou Nouro in Tïbou-Bouli/loroum, on March 15, 2017, less
than three (03) years ago, by clumsiness, carelessness, inattention,
negligence or failure to observe the rules, in the case at hand by
giving a slap and then a punch to GANAME Ammi;
Acts provided for and punished by article 353 of the Penal Code;
ON THE OTHER HAND;