Affaire Samuel Sarr contre Cheikh Amar : Ce que révèlent les pièces versées au dossier
New evidence was submitted to the case file by the defense during the April 30th trial concerning the case between former minister Samuel Sarr and businessman Cheikh Amadou Amar. Seneweb has more information on these documents, obtained from the gendarmerie's investigation, which tend to support the theory that Samuel Sarr was legally authorized to collect debts. This evidence provided by the defense challenges the accusations of breach of trust leveled against him.
According to investigation report no. 265, Samuel Sarr was acting on the express mandate of Abdoulaye Wade to recover a debt estimated at 7.9 billion CFA francs from Cheikh Amar. Investigators indicate that Amar acknowledged his debt and proposed a moratorium due to financial difficulties, with partial payments evidenced by drafts and duly issued receipts.
The investigation also revealed that the 2 billion FCFA sum, which is at the heart of the problem, was indeed paid by Cheikh Amar and received by the creditor. This is corroborated by several documents, including a request for registration of a precautionary mortgage dated January 2019 and a judgment from the Dakar Commercial Court (No. 660/19), attesting that the remaining debt amounted to approximately 5.9 billion FCFA.
Other notable elements are the correspondence and summary tables included in the file. These indicate that the funds recovered by Samuel Sarr were used in accordance with his client's instructions. Close associates of Mr. Wade, including Mr. Madické Niang and Mr. Omar Sarr, have also confirmed the existence of this debt and Samuel Sarr's role as agent.
The former minister's defense team denounces an attempt to reverse the roles and suggests a "staged event" intended to exert pressure on the justice system. Furthermore, Samuel Sarr, who denies the charges against him, has himself filed a complaint for attempted extortion, forgery and use of forged documents, as well as slanderous denunciation.
According to his lawyers, Cheikh Amadou Ndiaye, Baboucar Cissé and others, the conclusions of the preliminary investigation should have led to the case being closed without further action, as the evidence gathered did not allow for the establishment of the facts of breach of trust.
Nevertheless, the public prosecutor, who requested that the offense of breach of trust be reclassified as fraud, asked for a six-month prison sentence for Samuel Sarr. Conversely, the prosecution requested a two-year suspended sentence for Cheikh Amar for forgery and use of forged documents.
The decision of the Dakar criminal court is expected on July 9, 2026.
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