Sénégal: Dakar’s Major has been arrested of misappropriation of public funds and criminal association
After his judicial hearing this tuesday, Dakar’s Major has been arrested with six oh his employees, with the accusations of misappropriation of public funds and criminal association. “On a fini. C’est un mandat de dépôt” ( it’s over, it’s a warrant of committal ), says one of KhalifaSall’s lawyer having exited from judicial consultancy, confirming Dakar’s Major’s provisory detention. KhalifaSall too does’t seem surprised, as he drew up in advance with his team a press release already deliveres to media: < This arrest and this detention only have the purpose to stop MrKhalifaSall in his political ambitions, preventing him to partecipate to next legislative and presidential elections, scheduled for july 2017 and february 2019> said his lawyers, who think that these arrestation and detention are just due to political reasons.