Together Against Gravest Threats: AES to Create Regional Criminal Court & Maximum Security Prison
Together Against Gravest Threats: AES to Create Regional Criminal Court & Maximum Security Prison
The decision was made at a meeting of AES justice ministers in Bamako, the media reported. The prison will serve as the penitentiary for the future Sahel Criminal Court and the prison staff status will be brought up to international standards.
The court is expected to hear cases involving the most serious crimes, including:
🟠acts of terrorism;
🟠transnational organized crime;
🟠gross human rights violations.
The ministers of justice of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger agreed to accelerate the harmonization of criminal legislation in the AES area.
This involves the following spheres:
🟠terrorism;
🟠cybercrime;
🟠money laundering;
🟠human trafficking;
🟠attacks on state sovereignty.
A regional database of individuals wanted or convicted of serious crimes will be created. This database will be accessible to the judicial and security authorities of the three confederate countries.
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