the aforementioned accused to appear before the Court at today's hearing to defend himself on account of the above-mentioned prejudice; And the accused was questioned; The victim made his statements; The submissions of the Legal Department were heard; Speaking in last position, the accused made his arguments to defend himself. The Court Registrar recorded the proceedings of the hearing; Then at the end of hearings; the Court ruled as follows: THE COURT Considering the documents in the file; Having heard the answers of the accused; Having heard the statements of the victim; Having heard the submissions of the Legal Department; Having heard the arguments made by the accused to defend himself; I- FACTS On ........ 2017, a Vigilante Group of “Koglweogo “led K.I to the P. territorial brigade for violence against TZ. When questioned by the aforementioned unit, the accused denied the charges against him. In fact, he acknowledged that he had repeatedly attacked TZ and that he had already been arrested by the P gendarmerie, but that as of…..2017, there had been no fights between him and TZ. He maintains that on that day he went to his debtor's home to claim his money. But before leaving the house, fearing for his own safety and considering the hostile feelings that T.Z's entourage had towards him, he held two machetes with him. He then went to his debtor's house and on his return he was intercepted by G.S, T.Z's son, who said he had come to settle the dispute between him and his mother. A fight broke out between them and his opponent yelled ''thief'' to alert the neighbours. That this is how he was taken to the brigade before being brought before the State Counsel of Faso. Before this magistrate, he reiterated his statements made during the preliminary investigation. Once in the courtroom to answer for his actions, the accused denied the charges against him. Summoned to the bar as a witness, G.S stated that he was at the market that day and that he was contacted by telephone by D.S who informed him that 2