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Regional governor Moussa Moriba Traoré presided at the opening, attended by the national director of justice administration and regional judicial officials.","The docket contained 18 cases: nine criminal matters, including two assassination cases, one murder, two fatal-assault cases, one rape case and three cases involving alleged sexual abuse of children. These are cases scheduled for hearing; the report does not state their outcomes.","Gao’s prosecutor said the session followed judicial reforms adopted in 2023–24 that replaced assize courts with criminal chambers. 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