​Affair of 500 million FCFA: Lat Diop faced with new charges 

  The former Director General of the Senegalese National Lottery (Lonase), Lat Diop, is at the heart of a new judicial case concerning an immobilier transaction deemed doubtful. A complaint lodged by the real estate developer Ousmane Bâ led to his extraction from the prison of Rebeuss, reviving suspicions of involvement in a deal of 500 million FCFA. According to the first elements recueillis, M. The former employer of La Lonase was accused of having acted as an intermediary in the sale of an apartment situated in Les Almadies. Lat Diop, lui, réfute toute volonté d’enrichissement personnel, affirming to have acted au nom d’un ami basé à l’étranger. La procédure judiciaire suit son cours (The judicial procedure is as it should be). If a release seemed possible, this new denunciation could prolong his detention. The former DG remains so under the impact of a mandat de dépôt in an affair that arouses a lively attention of public opinion.