Embezzlement of benefits at the Ministry of Health: Alioune Sy and his associates risk being remanded in custody

Referred yesterday, Monday, by the Criminal Investigation Division (DIC) to the prosecutor's office of the Financial Judicial Pool, the president of the Ande Defar Grand-Dakar movement, Alioune Sy, and his associates are facing serious consequences.

According to Seneweb, they were brought back before the prosecutor's office for a second time. The financial prosecutor, Abdoulaye Sylla, decided to open a judicial investigation, and the case was assigned to the president of the panel of investigating judges of the Financial Judicial Pool. The accused risk being remanded in custody.

They are due to make their first appearance before the judge of the first chamber this Wednesday, with a view to being formally charged. The investigation concerns the embezzlement of internship allowances intended for seventh-year medical students.

Alioune Sy, a former planner at the Ministry of Health, is suspected of manipulating the list of beneficiaries. In addition to his two personal phone numbers, he allegedly fraudulently registered the phone numbers of several relatives and associates, including members of his political movement, his wife, and his courier. These numbers were then used to collect allowances that were supposed to be intended for the students in question.

Among those arrested are Mame Bounama Diop, 39, a shopkeeper, and Al Hassane Sangaré, 29, a security guard. Presented as fake interns and members of the Ande Defar Grand-Dakar movement, they received several million CFA francs.

The former HR manager was also targeted

The DIC investigation also implicated Abdourahmane Diakhaté, former manager of the Human Resources Department (HRD) at the Ministry of Health. He allegedly added the contact information of several people in his circle to the list of beneficiaries, in addition to his own and his wife's phone numbers. These include Cheikh Sène, 41, an IT specialist described as his friend; his nephew, Mor Talla Faye, 28 (a driver); and his cousin, Fallou Sylla, 36, a shopkeeper. All were arrested as part of the investigation.

The investigation concerns allegations of criminal conspiracy, embezzlement of public funds, forgery and use of forged documents, money laundering, and complicity. The alleged losses amount to over 390 million CFA francs.

Doudou DIOP