The criminal policy surrounding the handling of the Covid-19 Fund case has not yet changed. Following the DAGEs and suppliers who were required to post bail to avoid imprisonment, ministers will now be eligible for the same measure. Ndèye Saly Diop Dieng was required to deposit 57 million CFA francs to remain free after being placed under judicial supervision.

The hearings of the Directors of General Administration and Equipment (DAGE) and suppliers remained in the wake of the proceedings: to provide bail and then be placed under judicial supervision. The MP, former Minister of Women, Family, Gender and Child Protection, returned home after being questioned by the High Court of Justice’s Investigative Commission yesterday. Evidently, she provided bail of 57 million CFA francs to benefit from judicial supervision pending a possible trial or dismissal by the Investigative Commission in the meantime.

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Prosecuted for alleged embezzlement of 52 million CFA francs of public funds as part of the investigation into the management of Covid-19 funds, following the revelations in the Court of Auditors’ report, the New Responsibility MP naturally contested the accusations before the magistrates of the high court. She persisted in her denials, maintaining that everything « was done according to the rules » in the management of public accounting. Assisted by her pool of advisors, Ms. Dieng remained firm in her position.

On Thursday, May 22, it will be the turn of Moustapha Diop, former Minister of Industrial Development, also being prosecuted in connection with the Court of Auditors’ report on the Covid-19 Fund. In any case, bail options are on the table, as announced by the public prosecutor and the Attorney General at the Dakar Court of Appeal, who have been handling the case for several weeks. Only Mansour Faye has announced that he will not make a bail payment. Will he follow through with his logic and prefer prison? Attendons voir!

By Justin GOMIS / justin@lequotidien.sn

  • Translation by Ndey T. SOSSEH