Senegal: Two Cases of Police Violence Re-Launch Debate on Law Enforcement Impunity

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In Senegal, tension has been high since the beginning of the week in Cambérene, a capital district, but also in Rosso in the north of the country after the death of three young men following police arrests. To the point that on Wednesday, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye promised to open an investigation and sanctions if cases of police violence were to be confirmed.

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The riots in Cambérene and Rosso, after the deaths of young people in troubled circumstances, provoked a strong reaction from the authorities. Meeting in the Council of Ministers, the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister expressed their outrage at the police violence that cost the lives of several young people. According to the press release [...]

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After the release of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on police blunders in Senegal, Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko is expected in Cambérene according to information from Buur News. A delegation of the head of government is also expected in Rosso Senegal, the source adds. These two localities have been the scene of police blunders in recent days, resulting in the death of three people. The head of state made a strong statement on these police blund…