The special prosecutor's office of the Court for the Suppression of Economic Offences and Terrorism (CRIET) made its requisitions in the case of theft of cancelled certified checks from a major bank operating in Benin, during a hearing on Monday, January 15.

For acts of theft, complicity in theft, false certificates, and money laundering, the manager of a major bank based in Benin risks a sentence of 07 years in prison. His accomplice who risks 5 years. According to the statements of the accomplice during the previous hearings, it is the bank manager who provides the necessary information for withdrawal operations. Pending the judge's decision, the two defendants, who have been in custody for about 02 years, are returning to prison