New Penal Code in Burkina Faso: terrorism, treason, espionage, parricide and deadly fraud now punishable by death
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Burkina: Death Penalty Reintroduced in the Penal Code, with Harsher Sentences (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso has adopted a new penal code reintroducing the death penalty for certain offences linked to terrorism, espionage, treason and the import of expired or banned products causing death. The text also stiffens penalties for economic crime, road safety and environmental offences, and…
New Penal Code in Burkina Faso: terrorism, treason, espionage, parricide and deadly fraud now punishable by death (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Transitional Legislative Assembly unanimously adopted the new Penal Code, which reinstates the death penalty for terrorism, espionage, treason, parricide and the importation of expired or prohibited products that cause death. The Justice Ministry also plans to popularize the text in national…