of the Criminal Procedure Code, the suspects stated that they wanted to be tried immediately and the case was argued; The President read out the written submissions of the prosecutor filed in Court and interrogated the suspects; The public Prosecutor, after a summary of the facts of the case, asked the court to apply the law against suspects; While interrogated, the suspects presented their defense The Registrar took note of the statements of the suspects; The debates were closed and the case adjourned for deliberation; After its deliberations in accordance with the law, the court made the decision in following terms: THE COURT Whereas, according to the interrogation statement dated 13 July 2018, …, … and … were brought before this Court, in any event before the prescription of the criminal action, on allegations to have respectively committed in Pikine in 2018, by coercion and threat, acts of sexual penetration on….; to have committed, without fraud and violence, acts of abducting a minor of less than 18 years; and to have committed, without legal entitlement to do so, acts of detention and confinement of the said minor; Offences provided for and punished by articles 320, 348, 334, 336 and 296 of the Penal Code; ON MERITS On the criminal action Whereas while they were interrogated the suspect denied the facts; Whereas the public prosecutor after summarizing the facts, asked the court to apply the law against suspects; Whereas based on the court records and debates at the hearing, there is still doubt on whether … ….committed the acts they are accused of and that it is appropriate to order their acquittal; Whereas the court however is satisfied of the evidence on facts …is accused of; That it is appropriate to find him guilty and sentence to 3 months of imprisonment;