Senegal: two members of the Y'en a marre movement in the viewfinder of justice
Members of the Senegalese opposition rapper collective "Y'en a marre".
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Rappers Simon and Kilifeu, two founding members of the citizen movement Y'en a marre, should be presented to the public prosecutor on Monday, September 13.
They are being prosecuted in a case of fraud and fraudulent visa trafficking in which two deputies from the presidential movement are also cited.
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With our correspondent in Dakar,
Birahim Touré
It's a real earthquake that shakes the Y'en a marre.
Two members of the citizen movement - which has distinguished itself in recent weeks by taking very critical positions against President Macky Sall's latest bills - are in the criminal investigations division.
Landing Mbissane Seck alias Kilifeu, in police custody for a week, is being prosecuted for visa fraud.
It would have facilitated obtaining a visa for a fee.
An offense that can be worth up to one year in prison.
As for Simon Kouka, he is being prosecuted for passport trafficking.
He would have rented his French passport to other people.
What can be considered as migrant smuggling.
A criminal offense that can earn him 5 to 10 years in prison if there is a repeat or aggravating circumstances.
Their lawyer, Khoureychi Ba, believes that they could benefit from a return from the prosecution, the time to complete the investigation and thus avoid the warrant of committal.
On the side of Y'en a marre, no reactions for the moment, but one of the officials suspects political foundations.
In total, at least 5 people are concerned by this affair, including 2 members of the majority whose parliamentary immunity could be lifted in the coming days.
Majority parliamentary group chairman Benno Bokk Yakar announced on Thursday that he would not oppose it.
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