The Court composed of: Modibo SACKO, Vice President; Ben KIOKO, Rafaâ BEN ACHOUR, Suzanne MENGUE, Tujilane R. CHIZUMILA, Chafika BENSAOULA, Blaise TCHIKAYA, Stella I. ANUKAM, Dumisa B. NTSEBEZA, Dennis D. ADJEI – Judges; and Robert ENO, Registrar. The Matter of: Bahanla LOMPO Represented by: Shadrack RUYENZI, Advocate at the Rwanda Bar; Versus BURKINA FASO Represented by the Judicial Agent of the Treasury; After deliberation, renders this Ruling: I. THE PARTIES 1. Mr LOMPO Bahanla (hereinafter referred to as “the Applicant”) is a national of Burkina Faso who, at the time of the events, was a member of the military, assigned to the presidential security regiment. He was sentenced to death for murder on 30 June 2015 by the Ouagadougou Court of Appeal. In application of Article 900-1 1 of the Burkinabe Penal Code, 2 his death Article 900-1 of the Burkinabè Code of Criminal Procedure “Death sentences handed down under the previous legal regime are automatically commuted to life imprisonment”. 2 Law No. 025-2018/AN of 31 May 2018 on the Penal Code of Burkina Faso. 1 1