(1) Whoever publishes any account, save the judgment, of any
affiliation, divorce or judicial separation proceeding, or of any prosecution for
abortion, shall be punished with fine of from CFAF 20 000 (twenty thousand)
to CFAF 6 000 000 (six million).
(2) Whoever without the written permission of the authority responsible
for prosecution publishes in any manner the suicide of a person aged under
eighteen years shall be punished with fine of from CFAF 20 000 (twenty
thousand) to CFAF 2 000 000 (two million); and on subsequent conviction
within the meaning of section 88 of this Code, may also be punished with
imprisonment for from 2 (two) months to 2 (two) years.
(3) Whoever infringes section 23 (3) of this Code shall be punished with
fine of from CFAF 10 000 (ten thousand) to CFAF 1 000 000 (one million).
(4) Whoever publishes, whether by picture or in any other manner,
without the written request of the officer preparing prosecution, the whole or
any part of the circumstances of an offence of violence or committed against
a child or against morals, shall be punished with fine of from CFAF 20 000
(twenty thousand) to CFAF 200 000 (two hundred thousand).
SIDENCE DE LA REPUBLIQUE
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In force from 12 July 2016
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