/ 31 May 2001

93 WOMEN AMONG 3 600 DETAINED IN ABIDJAN

THERE are some 93 women including 13 teenagers among 3_600 prisoners currently detained in the Abidjan Prison, the ruling Ivorian Popular Front-run newspaper, Notre Voie reported on Wednesday. It said the 93 female detainees are divided into two groups because of the lack of sufficient cells. The 93 women are serving sentences for ”stealing, assault and battery and selling prohibited pharmaceutical products,” the paper said. – Pana