Senegalese Ruling Party Activist Convicted for Insulting President
Sidikh Traoré, an activist from the ruling Pastef party, appeared before the Dakar summary offenses court on Tuesday, charged with insulting the head of state. During a broadcast on a YouTube channel, he had called President Bassirou Diomaye Faye a "traitor," arguing that it was their leader Ousmane Sonko who got him elected.
In court, Mr. Traoré admitted to the facts before offering an apology. In his closing arguments, the public prosecutor requested a six-month prison sentence, with three months to be served without suspension.
The defendant was represented by lawyers Omar and Famara Faty, who urged the judge to consider the context in which their client made his statements.
According to the defense, the defendant was addressing Diomaye Faye as a party comrade and not as a state institution.
However, the court found Sidikh Traoré guilty of the offense of insulting the head of state and sentenced him to a one-month suspended prison term.
Source: Doudou Diop (Seneweb)
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