Thiès : une militante de Pastef jugée pour diffusion de fausses nouvelles contre le maire Alioune Sarr
Mame Diarra Diop, a Pastef activist in Notto Diobass, appeared before the Thiès court on Wednesday for spreading false information targeting Mayor Alioune Sarr. She is being prosecuted following a video posted on TikTok in which she accuses the mayor of freezing the municipal budget until the local elections in order to use it for his own benefit.
Following a complaint from the mayor, the activist was arrested and then placed under a detention order.
In court, Mame Diarra Diop was unable to produce any evidence to support her accusations. She explained that she had simply expressed her opinion on municipal management.
The defendant also mentioned the mayor's remarks, in which he allegedly referred to Pastef activists as "birds." This outburst, she said, prompted her to react publicly.
In his submissions, the public prosecutor considered the facts established and requested two months of imprisonment for the Pastef activist.
For his part, Omar Faty, the defendant's lawyer, argued for freedom of expression and the right of elected officials to criticize them. According to him, a mayor holding an elected office cannot escape citizen criticism of their administration.
The lawyer also denounced the remarks attributed to Alioune Sarr regarding Pastef activists, believing that the mayor himself had contributed to fueling the controversy.
According to Mr. Faty, his client merely expressed an opinion on the management of the municipality, and her statements cannot be construed as spreading false news. He also criticized the mayor for his absence from the hearing, asserting that he deliberately avoided appearing to defend his accusations.
“Instead of working, he seeks to have people arrested. Mayors must respect their constituents,” he argued.
The court finally reclassified the acts of spreading false news as defamation and sentenced Mame Diarra Diop to pay a fine of 200,000 FCFA.
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