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SECTION 169 — Prejudicial Comment

(1) Whoever refers publicly to any judicial proceeding not yet terminated by final judgment in a manner liable to influence, whether intentionally or not, the opinion of any person for or against any party, shall be punished with imprisonment for from 15 (fifteen) days to 3 (three) months and with fine of from CFAF 10 000 (ten thousand) to CFAF 100 000 (one hundred thousand). (2) Nothing in this Section shall apply to an account in good faith of proceedings in open Court. (3) Where the offence is committed through the print media, radio or television, the imprisonment shall be from three months to two years and the fine from one hundred thousand to five million francs.

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ARTICLE 169 — Commentaires tendancieux

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