26:- The Republic of Burkina Faso justifies that situation by .the prevailing circumstances of the case, notably the existence of bilateral negotiations between the Burkinabe and Togolese authorities concerning the request for cooperation, made by the Togolese authorities, and which took the form of a request of extradition of the presumed authors and/or a request to hand over the said authors. 27. The Court now tries to unravel the genuineness of such claims as to constitute a legitimate or reasonable ground justifying the prolonged police custody of Mr. Badini Salfo, beyond the legally approved period. 28. But, before doing so, the Court notes that, concerning the crimes committed by Burkinabe nationals outside the shores of the country, the Burkina Paso Code of criminal procedure empowers the Burkina Paso courts to adjudicate, this, under its Articles 670, 671, 672 and 674. Indeed, the said Articles provide as follows: - Article 670: ;> k znational Any [Burkinabe] national who, outside the territory ((71ny fof vDur na [of Burkina Faso is found guilty of an offense, qualified as crime, and which is punishable under the [Burkinabe] law shall be tried and adjudged by the courts [in Burkina Faso]. 0 • • · Any [Burkinabe] national who, outside the national territory [of Burkina Faso} is found guilty of an act qualified as crime, and punishable under the laws [of Burkina Faso] shall be .tried and adjudged by the courts [of Burkina Faso] if the offense is punishable by the law of the country where it was committed (...). )) Article 671 : “ Whoever has associated himself with a crime or an offense committed either on the .territory [of Burkina Faso] or abroad shall be tried and adjudged by the [burkinabe courts] if the offense is punishable both by the foreign law, and by the [burkinabe law] 11