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SECTION 274 — Violation of Graves and Corpses

In French Violation de tombeaux et de cadavres

(1) Whoever: a) violates any tomb or place of burial; or b) offers indignity to any human corpse or part thereof, whether buried or not, shall be punished with imprisonment for from 3 (three) months to 5 (five) years 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 any dealing with a corpse in the interests of science and in accordance with any regulation in force (3) Whoever has sexual intercourse on a corpse shall be punished with imprisonment for from 3 (three) months to 5 (five) years (4) Whoever, by force or moral ascendency, compels any person to have sexual intercourse on a corpse shall be punished with imprisonment for from 5 (five) to 10 (ten) years.
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ARTICLE 274 — Violation de tombeaux et de cadavres

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Section 274 of the Penal Code /akn/cm/act/loi/2016-07-12/2016-007
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