Me Omar Youm denounces an excess of power of the Minister of the Interior
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Me Omar Youm reacted to the decree of the Minister of the Interior prohibiting former Minister Mansour Faye from leaving the national territory. According to him, in the absence of any legal proceedings undertaken against his client, there is no legally justifying that the police officers at the border prevent him from traveling.
“Since when has the Minister of the Interior be awarded the magistrate’s toga, responsible for guaranteeing freedoms protected by the Constitution? “Asked the lawyer.
Here is all of his message.
Extract from ordinance n*12 of March 28, 2025 rendered by the Supreme Court of Senegal…
Considering that if it is true that the State has the monopoly of legitimate power, the fact remains that in the absence of legal proceedings against Amadou Mansour Faye carrying *restrictive measures to his freedom of movement, decided by the judge, guaranteeing compliance with individual rights, *and notified to border police officers, the latter are not legally authorized to prevent
--“Since when has the Minister of the Interior be awarded the magistrate’s toga, responsible for guaranteeing freedoms protected by the Constitution? “Asked the lawyer.
Here is all of his message.
Extract from ordinance n*12 of March 28, 2025 rendered by the Supreme Court of Senegal…
Considering that if it is true that the State has the monopoly of legitimate power, the fact remains that in the absence of legal proceedings against Amadou Mansour Faye carrying *restrictive measures to his freedom of movement, decided by the judge, guaranteeing compliance with individual rights, *and notified to border police officers, the latter are not legally authorized to prevent
Since when the Minister of the Interior at the Magistrate’s toga, in charge of constitutionally protected freedoms?
