Burkina Faso: Lebinoua Nikièma sentenced to two months in prison, prosecutors appeal
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Before the Court: Demoralisation of the armed forces and contempt... : Lebinoua sentenced to 2 months in prison, prosecution appeals (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Nikièma Lebinoua, formerly with the CNDH, was sentenced to 12 months in prison, including 2 months firm, for demoralising the armed forces and contempt over Facebook posts about the Burkinabè army. He was acquitted of incitement to undermine state security, and the prosecution has appealed.
Burkina Faso: Lebinoua Nikièma sentenced to two months in prison, prosecutors appeal (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
Lebinoua Nikièma, a financial services administrator, was sentenced to two months in prison for insulting public officials and demoralising the armed forces, and acquitted of incitement to undermine state security. The prosecutor appealed immediately after the verdict.
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