Barthélémy Dias, two more cards to play

Barthélémy Dias does not give up. Me Amadou Sall, on behalf of the pool of lawyers defending the now former mayor of Dakar, announces that their client will file two appeals at the Supreme Court. The first to contest the decision of the prefect considering him to have resigned as councilor of the capital and the second to obtain the cancellation of his removal from the National Assembly.

Les Échos, which reports the remarks of the black dress in its edition this Thursday, specifies that Me Sall was reacting to the rejection by the Court of Appeal of Dias’ request denouncing the prefectural act fatal to his mandate as councilor. The first request is “ready”, “signed”, reveals the former Minister of Justice, quoted by the newspaper. “It will be filed today (Editor’s note, Tuesday December 31) or January 2 [ce jeudi]», fixe Me Sall.

“Barthélémy Dias’s counsel assures that they will initiate the same procedure against his removal from the list of deputies,” adds Les Échos.

Before suffering a setback before the Court of Appeal, Barthélémy Dias, who had appealed to the Constitutional Council, saw the Sages declare themselves incompetent regarding his removal from the Assembly.