58. What sanctions are provided for political finance infractions?

Punishment for corrupt practices

121. (1) A person who is guilty of bribery, treating, undue influence or personation or of aiding and abetting,counseling or procuring the commission of the offence of personation commits the offence of a corrupt practice and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty-five thousand dalasis or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, or both.

 (2) person who is convicted of a corrupt practice shall, in addition to any other punishment, be incapable during a period of ten years from the date of his conviction, or, if on such conviction he has been sentenced to imprisonment, during such imprisonment and during a period of ten years from the date when complete the serving of such sentence

(a) of being registered as voter or voting at any election held under the provisions of this Decree,

(b) of being elected to any office to which this Decree applies or, if elected before his conviction, of retaining such office, and

(c) of holding any judicial office.

(Elections Decree, Decree 78 of 1996, available at http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/87126/98990/F1626110084/GMB87126.pdf accessed February 2018).