SECTION 342-1 — Trafficking and Slavery of Persons

(1)Whoever engages even occasionally in the practice of trafficking in persons or slavery shall be punished with imprisonment for from 10 (ten) to 20 (twenty) years and with fine of from CFAF 50 000 (fifty thousand) to CFAF 1 000 000 (one million). (2)Whoever engages in trafficking in persons and slavery shall be punished with imprisonment of from 15 (fifteen) to 20 (twenty) years and with fine of from CFAF 100 000 (one hundred thousand) to CFAF 10 000 000 (ten million) where the: a) offence is committed against a minor of 15 (fifteen) years old ; b) perpetrator is a legitimate, natural or adopted ascendant of the victim ; c) offender has authority over the victim or is expected to participate by virtue of his duties in the fight against slavery or in peace keeping ; d) offence is committed by an organized gang or an association of criminals ; 131 e) offence is committed with use of a weapon, f) victim sustains injuries as described in Section 277 of this Code or g) where the victim dies as a result of acts related to the offence. ( 3) The Court may also impose the forfeitures provided for in Section 30 of this Code.