Mali: marabout convicted by the Bamako Assize Court of abusing a small child
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marabout consulted for spiritual and healing services
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The defendant's role as a marabout — a figure consulted for spiritual and healing services — is the capacity in which the child was brought to him, and it is undisputed in the reporting.
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2022-11-11 · conviction and sentence
Cour d'Assises de Bamako, Mali. A man identified in reporting as Y. Sissoko, acting in the capacity of marabout, was convicted by the Bamako Assize Court of the sexual abuse of a four-year-old girl in Lassa on 15 December 2018. He was sentenced to five years' imprisonment with a fine of 500,000 FCFA, 167,000 FCFA in medical costs and 600,000 FCFA in damages. He denied the offence at trial, claiming an earlier admission had been obtained under police torture.
Documented coercion mechanisms
- standing as a marabout, in which capacity the child was brought to him
Cited record
Sources
- national newspaper court reporting verdict and sentencing report 'Pédophilie: Un marabout condamné à 5 ans par la Cour d'assises', Maliweb.net (2022).
Malian national outlet reporting the Assize Court conviction, the sentence and financial orders, and the defendant's denial at trial.
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- https://www.maliweb.net/faits-divers/pedophilie-un-marabout-condamne-a-5-ans-par-la-cour-dassises-2998566.html Corpus classification: national-newspaper-court-reporting; evidentiary role: verdict-and-sentencing-report. SHA-256 276ddfbb8f852b565f2f63101c1e15140191b9b44c66db42e3eea5b5946276c2
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