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In Senegal, two years in prison were required once morest opposition deputies Massata Samb and Mamadou Niang. The two men were tried on Monday, December 19, in Dakar for ” intentional assault and battery once morest Amy Ndiaye. In full session, on December 1, at the National Assembly, the elected member of the ruling coalition had received a slap and a kick in the stomach, but the defendants deny the facts of which they are accused.
With our correspondent in Dakar, Charlotte Idrac
« I did not slap Amy Ndiaye », Immediately affirmed Massata Samb. The chosen one claims to have wanted to try him “ tear off her scarf “. As for Mamadou Niang, author of the kick, he explains that he wanted ” intervene when Amy Ndiaye threw a chair in the direction of her colleague.
In their defence, the deputy had held irreverent and inappropriate remarks to Serigne Moustapha Sy, religious guide and honorary president of the PUR party. The lawyers therefore pleaded the excuse of provocation and demanded release.
But for the prosecution, the argument does not hold. ” If they felt offended, they had other ways to protest “said the prosecutor who spoke to the president of the court. ” You are the last rampart of the protection of the fairer sex “, she expressed.
Amy Ndiaye was absent during the hearing. “ She is pregnant “, underlined his lawyers, medical report in support. The defense of the deputy claims 500 million CFA francs in damages, more than 762,000 euros. Judgment was reserved for Monday, December 26.
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