The first hearing of the so-called "tax fraud involving more than 16 billion FCFA" case was scheduled for Tuesday, May 18, 2021. At the request of the judicial agent of the State (AJE), it was postponed to June 1, 2021.

The hearing on the so-called "tax fraud" case involving more than 16 billion FCFA lasted only a few minutes on May 18, 2021. After the opening, the hearing closed at the request of the judicial agent of the State. A dismissal justified by the fact that the representatives of the judicial agent of the State did not have access to all the contents of the file.

As a reminder, it is in a statement made public on May 14 that the prosecutor of Faso, at the High Court of Ouagadougou, announced that four alleged perpetrators of tax fraud, forgery and use of forgery in private writing and money laundering had been arrested by the national police on May 11. last. The statement also specified that the four individuals arrested, two are released for lack of offense against them.