Senegal: postponement of the trial of two opposition deputies arrested during the demonstration of June 17
The opposition coalition Yewwi Askan Wi has called for continued protest, which sparked the June 17 protests, after which several opposition members were arrested.
Here, a pot concert in Dakar, June 22, 2022. © Zohra Bensemra / Reuters
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In Senegal, the trial in flagrante delicto of two opposition MPs, arrested on Friday June 17 during the banned opposition demonstration, has been postponed: Déthié Fall and Mame Diarra Fam will be tried on June 27.
The opposition coalition Yewwi Askan Wi had called for a mobilization to protest against the invalidation of its national list for the legislative elections of July 31.
Clashes with the police left three dead in Dakar, Bignona and Ziguinchor.
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With our correspondent in Dakar,
Charlotte Idrac
Déthié Fall, national representative of the Yewwi Askan Wi coalition, and Mame Diarra Fam, deputy of the Wallu Senegal coalition, therefore remain in prison pending the appointment, Monday, June 27, in special hearing: only this case will be heard. agenda.
This postponement is explained by “
the large number of demonstrators who must be tried, more than 80
”, affirms one of their lawyers.
The two deputies were placed under arrest warrant, Monday, June 20, for “
unarmed crowd, illicit assembly and damage to the property of others
”, specifies Maître Abdy Nar Ndiaye.
Another official arrested
on June 17
: Ahmed Aïdara, mayor of the city of Guédiawaye, in the suburbs of Dakar, who should be tried on Friday June 24.
Just like Guy Marius Sagna, also head of the departmental list of Yewwi Askan Wi, who was placed under arrest warrant Tuesday, June 21 in Ziguinchor.
The
opposition coalition demands the release
of those it describes as "
political hostages
".
"
When you break the law, you have to suffer the consequences
," said the Minister of Justice after the arrests.
The opposition Yewwi Askan Wi has promised to continue its mobilization, calling in particular for "
concerts of pans and horns
" from Wednesday at 8 p.m. UT (and local time).
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