Senegal: a Pds Figure in Front of the Police for Statements Made During a Tv Show

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A figure of the Senegalese Democratic Party (PDS), Doudou Wade was summoned by the police on Monday, 2 February, after statements made during a television show. A convocation that revives the debate on freedom of expression and its limits. Fourteen former presidents of groups in the National Assembly signed a declaration of support for their colleague. They are concerned about a judicialization of the critical word.

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Called by the urban security services, the former deputy and political leader Doudou Wade was heard yesterday by the urban security investigators of the central police station in Dakar as part of an ongoing judicial procedure. He presented himself to the competent authorities in order to answer the questions of the investigators, in a context marked by strong media and political attention around this case. At the end of his hearing, the judicial…