After several rounds of hearings at the Special Cybercrime Division (DSC), Sen TV columnist, Abou Diallo, was placed in police custody.
He is being prosecuted for speeches or statements likely to incite ethnic discrimination. According to information from Seneweb, it is in relation to the Farba Ngom affair which is the subject of a procedure for lifting parliamentary immunity. Abou Diallo had asked the populations of Fouta to stand against the arrest of Farba Ngom.
According to Seneweb, Abou Diallo took responsibility for his remarks with the assistance of his counsel, Masters Souleymane Soumaré and Alioune Badara Fall. he defended himself, saying that he was speaking within a political framework, recalling speeches by Ousmane Sonko. The accused could be brought before the prosecutor this Tuesday.
