In Senegal, the releases of political detainees continued on Friday February 16 and Saturday February 17. Among them, figures from civil society, such as activist Aliou Sané. The movement coordinator I’m fed up » and F24 was arrested at the end of May while trying to visit opponent Ousmane Sonko. Returning to his family, he immediately resumed his activist activities to demand that the presidential election be held as quickly as possible.
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With our correspondent in Dakar, Juliette Dubois
Aliou Sané has finally found his wife and children, and the visits do not stop at his in-laws’ apartment: many comrades come to see how he feels after four months spent in Rebeuss prison.
“ I experienced prison well, with a lot of strength, endurance and above all dignity. I was deprived of coming, but in my head I was free “, he says.
From its release Thursday eveningAliou Sané did not waste time: he participated on Saturday February 17 in the march of the Aar Sunu Elections movement to demand a new date as quickly as possible for the presidential election.
“ Senegal is at a crossroads. Unfortunately, from the depths of my cell, I was ashamed, because our democracy was scarredopines the F24 coordinator and “ I’m fed up ». Today, the urgency is to have the vigilance needed so that Macky Sall can very quickly, within 48 hours, set the new date for the elections. »
Contacted by intermediaries to chat with Macky Sall a few days ago, while he was still incarcerated, he refused: “ I said no. We first had to see what the Constitutional Council was going to say and what President Macky Sall’s commitment would be. And in this context, if President Macky Sall wishes to have our opinion on it, to go quickly, we would still be open to going and seeing him. »
Aliou Sané, like a large part of civil society, is asking that the election be held on March 3 or 10. This is so that Macky Sall ends his mandate on April 2, as stipulated by law.
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