The Burkinabè daily newspapers of this Thursday comment extensively on the news linked to the start of the Muslim fast and to the justice marked by trials in recent days .
The private newspaper Le Quotidien presents on its front page the lawyers of the former Minister of Transport, Vincent Dabilgou who were in front of the press yesterday Wednesday to defend their client accused of “embezzlement of public funds, money laundering and financing occult political party”.
“Vincent Dabilgou trial: his lawyers denounce three violations of the legal profession”, headlines the newspaper.
Addressing this news, L’Express du Faso, a private daily published in Bobo-Dioulasso, reads: “Vincent Dabilgou case: His lawyers denounce the persecutions against the former minister”.
As for the dean of the private dailies of Burkina Faso, L’Observateur Paalga, he takes up the remarks of the councils of the ex-minister who consider that “the proceedings are oriented towards the satisfaction of occult interests”.
The newspaper understands that the objective of the lawyers in organizing the press conference, is to exchange with the men of the media on “the serious violations of the conditions of exercise of the profession of lawyer”.
“Donsin airport trial: Accused convicted, the state cleared”, title for its part, the public daily Sidwaya, informing that the High Court (TGI) of Ziniaré delivered, yesterday Wednesday March 22, its verdict in the part of the trial for the collapse of a slab at Donsin airport.
The public daily notes that five defendants were convicted of the acts of manslaughter and involuntary injury in the so-called Donsin airport case.
Sidwaya adds that they are Brahima Abraham Tou, head of the MEMO SARL control firm, Dieudonné Soudré, works executive director, Gildas Olive Amoussou, works supervisor, Benjamin Yaovi Lokossou, civil engineering technician and Joseph Traore.
The newspaper continues that they were sentenced to prison terms of 12 months including 2 months firm and to fines ranging from 250,000 FCFA to 2 million FCFA.
“Donsin airport slab collapse trial: The state cleared, 2 months in prison for five defendants”, headlines the dean of the private dailies L’Observateur Paalga.
The newspaper informs that the State and the two other legal entities have been cleared.
He points out that for the Judicial Agent of the State (AJE), Karfa Gnanou, the State has not committed any fault likely to engage its criminal responsibility for the offenses which have been the subject of prosecution.
In this regard, Today in Faso sports on its headline: “Verdict trial Donsin airport: Four firm convictions, one suspended”.
From another angle, Sidwaya displays on his headline: “Ramadan 2023: The fast begins today”, before informing that according to the Federation of Islamic Associations (FAIB), the lunar crescent was seen the day before in several localities. country, particularly in Kombissiri, Manga, Garango, Tenkodogo, Fada N’Gourma, Banfora and Nouna.
L’Express du Faso, a private daily published in Bobo-Dioulasso, reports to Une the words of a religious leader, Abdoulaye Héma Ouattara, son of the late Djaffar, who declares that “those who increase prices during Ramadan are unbelievers…”.
According to this religious leader, the Burkinabè are mean to each other. “Traders who raise food prices are disbelievers. They are criminals. The government must take action to prevent possible chaos,” he explains.
“Young Muslim: it starts today, March 23”, shows the private newspaper Le Pays on its front page.
The newspaper specifies that according to Alidou Ilboudo, imam of the Circle of Islamic Study, Research and Training (CERFI), fasting in the month of Ramadan is a Koranic prescription and constitutes the fourth pillar of Islam. According to him, it is therefore a fundamental act in Islam.
“We should not only fast from the stomach and the lower abdomen…”, also mentioned on its front page Le Pays, quoting the imam Alidou Ilboudo.
Source: Burkina Information Agency
