In a post published on his Facebook page, journalist Pape Alé Niang raises a fundamental question about the repeal of the amnesty law, emphasizing the need for justice and truth for the victims of crimes committed during a dark period of the history of Senegal. According to him, this law, supposed to promote national reconciliation, has instead contributed to impunity, leaving open wounds and victims in the shadows.
“Who is afraid of the repeal of the amnesty law? », asks Pape Alé Niang. According to him, for sure, it is not the majority of Senegalese people. The Senegalese want to know the truth about the blood crimes committed during this barbaric and inhumane period when the only method of governance was the reign of terror.
According to the journalist, the only way to provide justice to the victims is to first allow them to know the truth. “This amnesty law, passed with forceps, was adopted with the aim of promoting appeasement and national reconciliation. Unfortunately, the wounds are more than gaping and refuse to heal. Victims continue to painfully experience traumatic events,” he says.
“What will we say to the children of Didier Badji and Fulbert Sambou? Don’t these children deserve to know the truth, especially with these crazy accusations spouted by foolish people about their fathers? “, asks the journalist.
For Pape Alé Niang, this stinking amnesty law had the sole objective of erasing traces of the serious crimes perpetrated by the former regime.
“The impunity offered by amnesty harms the rights of victims who are the only ones who can forgive. Senegal has seen 82 deaths. How can we speak of real and lasting reconciliation if we seek, through an amnesty law, to hide the truth from the victims? The repeal of this amnesty law is essential to allow the truth to be revealed,” he adds.
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