Oumar Sow, Bachar al-Assad and Farba Ngom at the heart of the debates
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Oumar Sow, former minister advisor and active member of the Alliance for the Republic, was recently the subject of controversial police custody. This intervention came from the special cybersecurity division following accusations of comments inciting ethnic discrimination, after a post on Facebook targeting Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko. The publication, although quickly deleted, prompted a legal response from the prosecutor. Oumar Sow, supported by his lawyers, claimed that his remarks were misinterpreted. “We never intended to incite hatred,” he declared as he waited to be presented before the public prosecutor.
French justice recently struck hard by issuing an arrest warrant against former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. This warrant concerns war crimes, specifically a bombing in Deraa in 2017 which cost the life of a Franco-Syrian. This legal decision highlights Assad’s involvement in wrongdoing during the Syrian war. Although he no longer enjoys immunity as a sitting executive, the legality of this procedure remains contested.
At the same time, in Senegal, MP Farba Ngom sees his parliamentary immunity threatened. The ad hoc committee is actively studying the possibility of lifting this protection, following a case which has sparked widespread debate. Faced with this unprecedented situation, voices like that of Aïssata Tall Sall are speaking out to denounce the lack of transparency in the process. .
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Oumar Sow, former minister advisor and active member of the Alliance for the Republic, was recently the subject of controversial police custody. This intervention came from the special cybersecurity division following accusations of comments inciting ethnic discrimination, after a post on Facebook targeting Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko. The publication, although quickly deleted, prompted a legal response from the prosecutor. Oumar Sow, supported by his lawyers, claimed that his remarks were misinterpreted. “We never intended to incite hatred,” he declared as he waited to be presented before the public prosecutor.
French justice recently struck hard by issuing an arrest warrant against former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. This warrant concerns war crimes, specifically a bombing in Deraa in 2017 which cost the life of a Franco-Syrian. This legal decision highlights Assad’s involvement in wrongdoing during the Syrian war. Although he no longer enjoys immunity as a sitting executive, the legality of this procedure remains contested.
At the same time, in Senegal, MP Farba Ngom sees his parliamentary immunity threatened. The ad hoc committee is actively studying the possibility of lifting this protection, following a case which has sparked widespread debate. Faced with this unprecedented situation, voices like that of Aïssata Tall Sall are speaking out to denounce the lack of transparency in the process. .
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