(1) Any complaint, accusation or petition relating to any of
the offences cited under Section 2 shall be subject to investigations
ordered by the Procureur General of the Court.
(2) He shall exercise the functions of the State Counsel during
the preliminary or judicial investigations.
(3) A specialized corps of judicial police officers placed under
his control shall be responsible for investigating and carrying out
rogatory commissions.
(4) Preliminary investigation shall be closed after a period of 30
(thirty) days, renewable twice. The period for remand in custody shall
be that provided for by the Criminal Procedure Code.
(5) Upon the closure of preliminary investigations, the case file
shall be forwarded to the Procureur General.
(6) The Procureur General may:
- close the case file; or
- order the conduct of a judicial inquiry.
However, where the loss is below 50 000 000 CFA francs, the
Procureur General of the Court shall transfer the case file to the
competent Procureur General.
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In force from 8 September 2026
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