A tweet from the boss of the French PS Olivier Faure makes the presidential party jump in Senegal
The first secretary of the Socialist Party, Olivier Faure, during a Nupes press conference, May 19, 2022. © THOMAS SAMSON/AFP
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In Senegal, reactions have been linked since Sunday, June 26 in the camp of the majority since the publication of the tweet of Olivier Faure, first secretary of the socialist party in France.
He demands the release of the opposition deputies arrested during the last demonstration on 17 June.
Déthié Fall and Mame Diarra Fam should also be tried this Monday, June 27, in the morning, at the Dakar court, in particular for “illegal assembly”.
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With our correspondent in Dakar,
Théa Ollivier
In a tweet published on Saturday evening, Olivier Faure denounces a "
hindered freedom to demonstrate
" and "
instrumentalized justice
" in Senegal, before asking for the release of
opposition figures arrested during the demonstration on June 17th
.
The boss of the French Socialist Party thus ensures that "
Senegalese democracy is trampled on
".
Senegalese democracy is trampled.
The freedom to demonstrate is hampered, justice exploited.
Opposition deputies DETHIE FALL, MAME DIARRA FAM, BARA DOLLY MBACKÉ and Mayor AMETH AÏDARA must be released #Free_Senegal #Stop_Macky_Sall
— Olivier Faure (@faureolivier) June 25, 2022
Words that quickly made the majority camp react in Senegal.
In a comment on Twitter, Serigne Mbaye Thiam, Minister of Water and Sanitation, was indignant that "
the paternalistic reflexes of givers of lessons arise
", when it is "
a formerly colonized country
".
Papa Mahaw Diouf, spokesman for the presidential coalition Benno Book Yaakar, then asks: “
When will the end of this mental neocolonialism which allows you to meddle in the internal affairs of our country?
»
Aymerou Gningue, president of the parliamentary group of the majority, split a press release: “
We thought those times were over, to see French politicians (…) interfere in our internal policies with as much lightness.
»
The deputy has already planned to contact the France-Senegal parliamentary friendship group.
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