constituteproject.org PDF generated: 18 Apr 2016, 15:29 Article 69 The public assets are sacred and inviolable. Each one is required to respect them scrupulously and to protect them. Each Burundian has the duty to defend the patrimony of the nation. Any act of sabotage, of vandalism, of corruption, of diversion or of squandering, or any other act that infringes the public good is punished in the conditions specified by the law. Article 70 All citizens are required to fulfill their civic obligations and to defend the country. Each one has the duty to work for the common good and to fulfill their professional obligations. All citizens are equal concerning [devant] public responsibilities [charges]. Exoneration may only be established except by the law. The State may proclaim the solidarity of all concerning the responsibilities that result from national and natural calamities. Article 71 Every Burundian given the charge of a public function or elected to a political function has the duty to fulfill it with conscience, probity, devotion and loyalty in the general interest. Article 72 Each Burundian has the duty to defend the national independence and the integrity of the territory. Every citizen has the sacred duty to see and to participate in the defense of the country. Every Burundian, [and] every foreigner who finds himself in the territory of the Republic of Burundi[,] has the duty to not compromise the security of the State. Article 73 Every individual has the duty to contribute to the safeguarding of peace, of democracy and of social justice. Article 74 Every Burundian has the duty to contribute by their work to the construction and the prosperity of the country. Burundi 2005 Page 14