(1) Whoever subjects a person to debt bondage shall be
punished with imprisonment for from 5 (five) to 10 (ten) years and a fine
of from 10 000 (ten thousand) to 500 000 (five hundred thousand) CFA
francs.
(2) The penalties provided for in Section 3 (1) above shall
be doubled where the offender is either an ascendant, a guardian or a
person having even customary custody over the victim.
(3) Whoever boards a person in debt bondage shall be
punished with imprisonment for 10 (ten) years and with fine of from
10 000 (ten thousand) to 1 000 000 (one million) CFA francs.
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In force from 8 September 2026
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