Seydi Gassama, executive director of Amnesty International Senegal, who has always been committed to the victims of political violence between 2021 and 2024, applauded the authorities’ decision to open an investigation into these events. In an interview with L’Observateur, he revealed that 65 complaints had been lodged by the victims and affirmed that justice has the necessary means to prosecute those responsible for these crimes. D’emblée, M. This is the first time. Gassama welcomed the initiative of the Minister of Justice to investigate the 80 deaths that occurred during political demonstrations in Senegal between 2021 and 2024. For him, “this is a good news for the victims and the defenders of human rights”.. This decision “materializes the will of the authorities to fight against impunity for the grave violations of human rights committed during this period”, he explained. Most of the victims lodged complaints with the prosecutors’ offices or the deans of the investigating judges in Dakar, Ziguinchor, Saint-Louis, Kolda and Sédhiou, with the help of lawyers mandated by Amnesty International, the Raddho and the Lsdh. These lawyers will accompany the victims and their families throughout the investigation. Questioned on a possible prior consultation of Amnesty International, M. Gassama replied in the negative: “We have not been consulted, but the main thing is the act posé et les actions à venir.
Political violence from 2021 to 2024: 65 complaints already filed by victims, reveals Seydi Gassama
