(1) Whoever without permission from the addressee destroys, conceals
or opens another's correspondence shall be punished with imprisonment for
from 15 (fifteen) days to 1 (one) year or with fine of from CFAF 5 000 (five
thousand) to CFAF 100 000 (one hundred thousand), or with both such
imprisonment and fine.
(2) This Section shall not apply between spouses, to parents in respect
of their children under 21 (twenty-one) years of age and unemancipated, or to
guardians or persons responsible by custom in respect of their wards.
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