This is the 278. The Tribunal correctionnel de Pikine-Guédiawaye has delivered its verdict in the visa fraud case involving Pape Ansou Cissé, also known as Lac de Guiers 2. Fifteen days after the hearing on 8 April, the Guédiawaye fighter was found guilty and sentenced to one year in prison, of which three months were suspended. Déjà incarcéré pendant deux mois en détention préventive avant d’être remis en liberté provisoire le 27 juillet 2024, Lac de Guiers 2 has been remanded in custody for two months and is awaiting his release. However, it must pay 53,23 million FCFA in damages and interests to the civil parties, under penalty of compulsory par corps maximale. A sum that he was able to guarantee thanks to a solidarity fund organized by the world of the struggle, and deposited at the Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations. According to L’Observateur, in 2023, eighteen young candidates for emigration claim to have been abused by Lac de Guiers 2 and his alleged accomplice, Abdou Salam Diagne.
Scandal with visas: Lac de Guiers 2 sentenced to prison and ordered to pay 53 million
