Covid-19 Fund, Baba Hamdy's confession: "I received 112 million CFA francs I gave them"

The investigation into the alleged misappropriation of funds for the fight against the Covid-19 continues. After the arrest of several personalities, including artist Baba Hamdy and stylist Alimata Sadiya Gueye, six senior officials of the Ministry of Health were summoned this Tuesday by the Criminal Investigation Division. Among them are [...]

Also arrested, artist Baba Hamdy Diawara had admitted, during his hearing at the Criminal Investigation Division (DIC), that his movement had received an amount of 112.671.912 Fcfa from the guardianship ministry, by cheque issued by the Treasury, in support of the cultural actors. Baba Hamdy had indicated that this amount had been shared among the members of his movement, to the number of 882, at a rate of 127.747 Fcfa per person.