A beautiful crowd was present this Tuesday, May 30 at the headquarters of the party of Patriotic Africans of Senegal for work, ethics and fraternity (Pastef). The MPs of this opposition movement gathered to comment on recent events, marked in particular by acts of vandalism and reprisals directed against their leader, Ousmane Sonko, noted Seneweb.

These actors strongly criticized the fact that he was forcibly taken to Dakar in vehicles of the Defense and Security Forces. « Following his return to Dakar, we found that all his personal effects, including his telephones and his personal documents, were illegally stolen and made public », deplored Birame Soulèye Diop. Indignant, he underlined the silence of the judicial authorities in the face of these facts, and also the fact that Ousmane Sonko’s home was barricaded, and, his movements conditioned.

The president of the parliamentary group Yewwi askan wi took this opportunity to express his support, on behalf of the party, for certain opposition figures whose property was ransacked, including Cheikh Bara Ndiaye and Aïda Mbodj. « We call on all citizens concerned about justice and freedom to stand up and join this fight, » said Birame Soulèye Diop.

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The arrests described as « arbitrary » were also denounced by this figure of the Pastef party. Citing the most recent, that of Aliou Sané, coordinator of the F24, Birame Soulèye Diop sent a message to Macky Sall: “If he thinks we are afraid of prison or death, he is wrong. And if he thinks he can imprison us all, get ready. » Yaw’s parliamentary caucus chairman called for the release of all « political hostages ».

Birame Soulèye Diop launched a call for mobilisation of militants, sympathisers and citizens in preparation for the next step, notably the verdict of June 1.