DER/FJ : « Fonds politiques », un financement de 50 millions FCFA au cœur d’une enquête de la Dic
According to information revealed by Libération, Aliou Demba Sow, president of the Convergence of Livestock Farmers for the Emergence of Senegal (Cees), was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Division (DIC) and then referred to the prosecutor's office for "fraud against public funds" amounting to 34,264,400 FCFA.
The newspaper reports that the case dates back to June 2021, when the accused obtained 50 million FCFA in funding from the DER/FJ for a Tabaski (Eid al-Adha) project. In return, he was to repay the loan over three months, with monthly installments of 16,360,000 FCFA. Despite several reminders, he reportedly made only one repayment.
When questioned by investigators from the DIC (Criminal Investigation Division), Aliou Demba Sow admitted to the charges. As reported by the daily newspaper, he stated that he redistributed the funds to 24 members of his organization, each receiving 2 million FCFA, with the exception of one beneficiary who allegedly received 5 million FCFA. He maintains that these individuals subsequently refused to reimburse the funds, claiming they were "political funds." He asserts, however, that he was able to recover 16,360,000 FCFA, which was then transferred to the DER/FJ (Delegation for Rapid Entrepreneurship/Fund for Justice), with the assistance of a bailiff.
The investigation, however, revealed several inconsistencies, the same source points out. Asked to identify the beneficiaries of the funding, the president of the CEES provided only a list of nine people out of the 24 announced. According to Libération, only four of them could be interviewed. While they confirmed each receiving 2 million to develop their businesses, they stated that they "did not know the origin of this money or the repayment date," claiming that Aliou Demba Sow had simply asked them to use the funds to relaunch their businesses. The other individuals named remained unreachable during the investigation.
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