Senegal: journalist Pape Alé Niang released on bail
Journalists demonstrate to demand the release of the director of the Dakar Matin site, Pape Alé Niang, during a previous arrest in November 2022. AFP - SEYLLOU
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Provisional release was granted on Tuesday evening January 10 to Pape Alé Niang.
The journalist, boss of the Dakar Matin site and critic of power, was again imprisoned on December 20, after a first arrest on November 6.
On hunger strike to protest against an "
arbitrary
" imprisonment according to him, his state of health had become "
very critical
" according to his supporters.
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Pape Alé Niang "
will probably have to stay in hospital for a few days to take stock before returning home
", says Maître Moussa Sarr, one of his lawyers, who says he is "
very relieved
".
The judge's decision goes hand in hand with "
the immediate end of his hunger strike
" according to his defense.
As during her first provisional release on December 14, she is subject to judicial control: the obligation to go once a week to the police station or the gendarmerie, the ban on leaving the territory, or even on to express on the file: it is with this reason that the judge had sent him back to prison on December 20.
The imprisonment of Pape Alé Niang
and his state of health have provoked indignation in the profession and civil society.
The CAP, Coordination of press associations, very mobilized, hailed a "
victory
", but for her, it is not "
the end of the story
".
She claims “
the cancellation of the charges
”.
The journalist is notably prosecuted for “
disclosure of military documents likely to harm national defense
” and “
dissemination of false news
”.
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To read also: Senegal: 78 journalists mobilize to demand the release of their colleague Pape Alé Niang
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