In prison since June 2020, Assane Diouf, President Macky Sall’s number one public insult, was released on Thursday, January 28, 2021. Prosecuted for contempt of office and rebellion, his request for provisional release had been rejected several times by the Indictment Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Dakar.
Assane Diouf, the public insult number one, is now free. The Indictment Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Dakar, the Senegalese capital, accepted his release after numerous appeals were rejected. The fragility of his health in prison had been mentioned, which had not allowed the judge to review his case for a possible release. It is effective, this Thursday, January 28, 2021, the revolutionary of the web with the scathing verb is free.
Assane Diouf was arrested at his home on Monday, June 1, 2020, around 6 am while live on Facebook. Initially, a video of more than 9 minutes in which he uttered incredible insults to several political authorities of the country including the head of state Macky Sall. In addition, at the time of his apprehension, he resisted fiercely the police officers who came for him.
Held in prison since then, his release was demanded by several human rights defenders in Senegal including Me Assane Dioma Ndiaye and columnists like Malal Talla, alias crazy sick of the TFM. His detention was considered abusive and contrary to the principle of freedom of expression in a democratic state.
As a reminder, Assane Diouf was with his wife Malika of American nationality and his daughter in the United States, where he violently attacked the authorities of the country through live videos. Its battlefield, the restoration of democracy, the improvement of the lives of Senegalese people, the fight against corruption, the fair sharing of public funds and justice. Even if his words were virulent and moved to the surface, in depth, it is obvious to recognize the veracity of his words. He ended up being repatriated at the request of the Public Prosecutor, Bassirou Gueye in 2017.
Master Ciré Clédor Ly, who assured the plea of Assane Diouf, on January 15, 2021, said that his client promised him not to insult him anymore and apologized to the authorities as well as to all the Senegalese people.
