number to P. F; that P. F told the girls that they were to
work in a restaurant; that she was the one who brought to
their attention that they would be engaged in
prostitution; that during her trial, she did not
denounce P. F because she had promised to help her out
when she was with the police;
When questioned by the State Counsel of Faso,
P. F did not acknowledge the charges against her; she
reiterated the statements she had made during the
preliminary investigation; she also explained that she did not
know the woman named Rose, referred to by EPKO
Rosemary Akrassi, and denied having taken a number with
her; that EPKO Rosemary Akrassi falsely accused her; that
she never asked her to send her girls; that it was at her request
that she be given food in prison;
Appearing before the court, P. F remained constant in
her denial of the acts alleged against her by consistently
maintaining her statements made during the preliminary
investigation and before the State Counsel;
At the hearing, EPKO Rosemary Akrassi maintained
that it was Rose who sent her the money to transport the girls
to Burkina Faso; that she told her that the girls were meant
for her and P. F, but P. F assured her that they were not meant
for her;
When questioned on the inconsistency and incoherence
of her testimony, EPKO Rosemary went back on her
statements; she explained that it was P. F who asked her to
bring the girls; that in fact she transferred the sum of CFAF
100,000 (one hundred thousand) via Orange money to her
when she went to Lagos, to ensure the transport of the girls to
Burkina;
When questioned again at the hearing following the statements
of the witness, P. F changed her mind and admitted that she
sent the sum of CFAF 100,000 (one hundred thousand)
because EPKO Rosemary Akrassi did not have the money to
transport the girls; she added that the girls were to be received
by Rose, EPKO Rosemary Akrassi and her; that Rose fled
following the arrest of EPKO Rosemary Akrassi:
The Legal Department, after having summarized the
facts, requested the acquittal of the accused from the
prosecution of attempted pimping on grounds of an
unconstituted offence, her retention in connection with the
offence of complicity in human trafficking and her consequent
conviction to an actual prison sentence of 60 (sixty) months