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Senegal: Ousmane Sonko's Petition Against Mame Mbaye Niang Dismissed
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Senegal: Ousmane Sonko's Petition Against Mame Mbaye Niang Dismissed
The Supreme Court of Senegal has definitively dismissed the petition for a stay of execution filed by prime minister Ousmane Sonko following his conviction for defamation by Mame Mbaye Niang. This decision, rendered on July 1, 2025, by the Joint Chambers, definitively ends the legal proceedings initiated by the Pastef leader.
The Prime Minister strongly criticized the justice system in his country, after having suffered a setback in the face of the Supreme Court. Before his arrival in power, Pastef had promised to make reform of this sector his priority.
Ousmane Sonko's petition against Mame Mbaye Niang dismissed
The initial sentence, handed down on January 4, 2024, by the Criminal Division, included a six-month suspended prison sentence and 200 million CFA francs equivalent about to DM25.5 in damages to be paid to Mame Mbaye Niang, former minister of Tourism in Macky Sall's Government. According to our information, Ousmane Sonko's petition aimed to challenge the judgment rendered by the Criminal Division in January 2024. This decision by the Supreme Co…
In a press release issued on 2 July 2025, the Alliance Pour la République (APR) reacted to the Supreme Court's final decision condemning Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko for defamation of former Minister Mame Mbaye Niang. The National Executive Secretariat of the party declared that it "take note" of the verdict, while strongly criticizing the reaction of the head of government, who expressed himself publicly through a video broadcast on social netw…
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