Mamadou K. CISSOUMA, Advisor at the Court. Member; In the presence of Advocate General Moussa Balla KEITA; With the assistance of Maitre BAGAYOKO Assanatou, SAKILIBA, Registrar Delivered the judgment which reads as follows: ON THE APPEAL: by Maitre Ousmane DIAKITE, Attorney at the Court, acting in the name and on behalf of Simiti aka Fatoumata FOFANA and Oumar OIALLO, one the one hand. AGAINST Judgment No.201 of 15/11/1999 of the Correctional Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Bamako and Nouhoum DOUMBIA, on the other hand. On the report by President Boubacar DIALLO and the written and oral submissions of the Advocate General and Moussa Balla KEITA Having deliberated in accordance with the law; ON THE FORM By Certificate No.91 of 16 November 1999 issued by the Registry of the Court of Appeal of Bamako, Maitre Ousmana DIAKITE, Attorney at the Court acting in the name and on behalf of Simiti aka Fatoumata FOFANA and Oumar DIALLO, lodged an appeal against Judgment No.201 of 15th November 1999 of the Correctional Chamber of the said Court, passed in the above-specified procedure against his clients. Exempted from the statutory payment into court under the provisions of Article 514 of the Criminal Procedure Code, the appellants produced additional written submissions and notified the respondents, who submitted written submissions in response, without any further reply. It appears from the foregoing that the appeal is admissible as regards conditions of form and time limit provided by law. ON THE SUBSTANCE 1- Statement of grounds of appeal: In support of their appeal, the appellants stated the following:

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