The National Assembly adopted an amnesty law for crimes committed between February 2021 and 2024, linked to protests or political accusations. The majority deputies benefited from the support of parliamentarians from Karim Wade's party, the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS) The objective of this law is to reconcile the country after three years of an extremely tense political climate.
Sixty people have died in protests over the past three years, according to Amnesty International. No one responsible has yet been prosecuted and will no longer be able to be after this amnesty.