(1) Whoever by force, coercion or fraud extorts the signature or the
delivery of any document having the effect of an obligation, discharge or
disposition, or otherwise liable to harm the signatory in his person or in his
substance, shall be punished with imprisonment for from 5 (five) to 10 (ten)
years and with fine of from CFAF 10 000 (ten thousand) to CFAF 500 000
(five hundred thousand).
(2) Whoever procures by the like means the delivery of a signed blank
paper and fills it up with any obligation, discharge or disposition shall be
punished in like manner.
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In force from 12 July 2016
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