(1) Upon a finding of mitigating circumstances in favour of any person convicted of felony, the sentence may be reduced to not less than 10 (ten) years' loss of liberty if the offence be punishable with death, to not less than 5 (five) years if it be punishable with loss of liberty for life, and to not less than 1 (one) year in any other case.
(2) Where the penalty is reduced under the last subsection to 10 (ten) years or less the court may add a fine of up to CFAF 2 000 000 (two million).
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In force from 12 July 2016
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