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The Law Commission of Senegal will convene today (6th March) to review the amnesty bill, the details of which have now been disclosed. According to a decree signed on March 1st, the amnesty law aims to alleviate the social and political climate while enhancing national cohesion.
The Law Commission of Senegal will convene today (6th March) to review the amnesty bill, the details of which have now been disclosed. According to a decree signed on March 1st, the amnesty law aims to alleviate the social and political climate while enhancing national cohesion.
Will Ousmane Sonko, the opposition politician imprisoned since July 2023, poised to become the first recipient of Senegal’s revised amnesty law?
The path is now cleared for his release, as well as that of his substitute in the presidential election, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, according to the legislation presented by the government to MPs on Monday, March 4. Adopted by the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, February 28, this measure, urged by President Macky Sall to pacify the political arena, must now undergo an expedited passage in the National Assembly. The text notes that certain legal proceedings have resulted in convictions leading to incapacities and disqualifications related to voting and election rights. With this in mind, the bill proposes amendments for offenses committed in Senegal and abroad between 2021 and 2024.
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The text, examined by the Law Commission, will be followed by a plenary vote on Wednesday. If it is adopted, will it be the antidote to the political crisis triggered a month ago by the head of state’s decision to postpone the presidential election The ensuing controversy and resulting uncertainties in Senegal’s current state of flux warrant caution.
