Senegal lawmakers get 6-month jail sentence for assaulting colleague

Senegal lawmakers jailed after assaulting pregnant colleague during parliamentary session

A Senegalese court Monday sentenced lawmakers Massata Samb and Amadou Niang to six months in jail and ordered them to pay a fine for the assault and battery of MP Amy Ndiaye Gniby during a parliamentary session in early December. The sentence comes after Human Rights Watch urged the African Union in February 2022 to use additional safeguards to guarantee a peaceful transfer of power and stop political infighting. During the assault, Samb approac…

2 Senegal MPs kick pregnant colleague in parliament, jailed for 6 months

Senegal: Opposition lawmakers Mamadou Niang and Massata Samb were seen slapping and kicking legislator Amy Ndiaye.

Two Senegal MPs sentenced to six months in jail for kicking pregnant colleague in the stomach

Two Senegal lawmakers have been sentenced to six months each in prison for physically assaulting a female colleague in the nation's parliament last month. In a December 1 bust-up, videos of which went viral on social media, opposition MPs Mamadou Niang and Massata Samb slapped and then kicked pro-government legislator Amy Ndiaye during a chaotic session of the parliament. Watch | Senegal MP slaps female politician; lawmakers exchange blows, hurl…

Politicians jailed after assaulting pregnant colleague in Senegalese parliament brawl

The chaos was broadcast live on TV. Viewers watched stunned as a debate in the National Assembly suddenly turned violent, with chairs being thrown and people pushed to the ground.

MPs kicked pregnant colleague in the stomach after budget debate turns violent

Mamadou Niang and Massata Samb were given six-month jail terms and ordered to pay Amy Ndiaye compensation after lashing out when she criticised a religious leader

VIDEO Two Senegal MPs sentenced to jail after hitting pregnant colleague

Massata Samb and Mamadou Niang, two opposition deputies from Senegal, were sentenced to 6 months in prison after hitting a pregnant woman, a colleague of the two, during the December 1st budget debate, writes the BBC.