"Laabal" card: Ministry of Security denounces extortion and corruption practices
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Burkina: Traffic offenders urged to demand the "Laabal" card (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Security Minister Mahamadou Sana urges traffic offenders to demand the Laabal card, a tool that lets them pay fines at a date of their choosing instead of having their vehicle seized. He states that it is not mainly meant to impose community work.
"Laabal" card in Burkina Faso: Security Minister warns against road extortion (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Security Ministry warns against alleged misuse of the "Laabal" card, designed to make paying road fines easier. Minister Mahamadou Sana urges offenders to demand the card at road checks.
Road checks: Security Minister urges offenders to systematically demand the "Laabal" card (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Security Minister Mahamadou Sana urges road users who commit offences to systematically demand the "Laabal" card during roadside checks. He condemns its use by some agents as a means of pressure for extortion or corruption.
Burkina: "Laabal" cards used as leverage against motorists and motorcyclists (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Burkina Faso's Ministry of Security denounces the misuse of the "Laabal" card, used to pay road traffic fines, as a means of pressure, extortion or corruption during police checks. It reminds that such practices go against the values of the RPP.
"Laabal" card: "it was instituted to avoid the systematic seizure of offenders' vehicles," the Ministry of Security reminds (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Ministry of Security reminds that the "Laabal" card, meant for paying road traffic fines at a convenient date, must not be used to pressure offenders. It invites road users to ask for the card when they are fined.
"Laabal" card: Ministry of Security denounces extortion and corruption practices (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Ministry of Security warns against misuse of the "Laabal" card, meant to ease payment of traffic fines, by road-checkpoint agents for extortion or corruption. Motorists are urged to ask for the card during roadside checks.
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